Ten-year results of renal transplantation with azathioprine and prednisolone as only immunosuppression.
93 patients received 102 renal transplants between 1968 and 1977. 99 grafts were from cadavers and 3 were from live donors; 93 were first grafts, 7 were second, and 2 were third. At 10 years total actual patient survival was 66.6%. 50 (55.5%) of 90 first cadaver grafts, and 52.2% of all cadaver grafts, survived at 10 years. Cardiovascular disease was the commonest cause of death, being responsible for 18 of 31 deaths (58%).
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002102:Cadaver; D002423:Cause of Death; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine