title: One hundred kidney transplants in the Belfast city hospital.
abstract: 100 kidney transplants have been carried out on 91 patients (7 had 2 transplants and 2 had 3 transplants). 4 transplants were from living related donors and 96 from cadavers. 76 patients survive, all but one with functioning kidneys. The cumulative survival of patients was 82% at 2 years and 80-7% at 5 years. 8 patients died with functioning grafts, and 2 of the other deaths took place more than 3 months after removal of a rejected kidney and resumption of haemodialysis. There were no deaths from sepsis in the first 60 days after transplantation. The cumulative survival of all grafts was 82-1% at 2 and 5 years. The cumulative survival of first grafts was 82-5% at 2 and 5 years.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents