title: Cadaveric kidney retransplantation, is it justified?
abstract: Results of 44 second cadaveric kidney transplantations are reported and compared with the results of 149 primary cadaveric transplantations. No difference in patient survival is observed. Patients with a non-immunological first graft failure (NIF) had a better two year second graft survival (60%) when compared with patients with an immunological first graft failure (IF) (20%). This difference was not due to a higher degree of presensitisation in the IF group. The use of scarce cadaveric kidneys for retransplantation in patients whose first graft was rejected is considered questionable.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum