Outcomes following renal transplantation in older people: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics

David Kingsmore¹  Emma Aitken¹  Carlo DL Ceresa¹  Niall J Dempster¹ 

[1] Department of Renal Surgery and Transplantation, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NY, UK

关键词: Older patients;    Outcomes;    Transplantation;    Kidney;    Renal;   

Others  :  857510
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2318-13-79

 received in 2013-04-02, accepted in 2013-07-02,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

The mean age of renal transplant recipients is rising, with age no longer considered a contraindication. Outcomes in older patients have not, however, been fully defined. The aim of our study is to evaluate outcomes in older people following renal transplantation at a Scottish regional transplant unit.

Methods

All renal transplants from January 2001 to December 2010 were analysed (n = 762). Outcomes following renal transplantation in people over 65 years old were compared to those in younger patients. Outcome measures were: delayed graft function (DGF), primary non-function (PNF), biopsy proven acute rejection (BPAR), serum creatinine at 1 year and graft and recipient survival. Lengths of initial hospital stay and re-admission rates were also assessed. Student’s T-Test was used to analyse continuous variables, Pearson’s Chi-Squared test for categorical variables and the Kaplan-Meier estimator for survival analysis.

Results

Older recipients received proportionately more kidneys from older donors (27.1% vs. 6.3%; p  <  0.001). Such kidneys were more likely to have DGF (40.7% vs. 16.9%; p < 0.001). Graft loss at 1 year was higher in kidneys from older donors (15.3% vs. 7.6%; p = 0.04). There was no significant difference in patient survival at 1 year based on the age of the donor kidney. Recipient age did not affect DGF (16.9% vs. 18.5%; p = 0.77) or graft loss at 1 year (11.9% vs. 7.8%; p = 0.28). Older recipients were, however, more likely to die in the first year post transplant (6.8% vs. 2.1%; p = 0.03). BPAR was less common in older patients (6.8% vs. 22%; p < 0.01). Older recipients were more likely to be readmitted to hospital (31.8% vs. 10.9%; p < 0.001).

Conclusions

Older patients experience good outcomes following renal transplantation and donor or recipient age alone should not preclude this treatment. An awareness of this in clinicians managing older patients is important since the prevalence of End Stage Renal Disease is increasing in this age group.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Dempster et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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