title: Factors influencing the outcome of sequential renal transplants.
abstract: Of 181 kidney transplantations performed on 151 patients in our center during the years 1971-82, 34 were retransplantations performed on 26 patients with follow-up periods ranging from 1 month to 10 years. One-year actuarial patient survival was 77.2% (82 of 122) for first cadaveric-graft recipients, 95.8% (21 of 26) for second- and 100% (6 of 6) for third-graft recipients. One-year actuarial graft survival was 44.5% (52 of 122) for first cadaveric grafts, 40.8% (10 of 26) for second grafts and 67% (4 of 6) for third grafts. Age, sex and blood group of the recipients did not seem to influence second-graft survival, nor did cumulative duration of hemodialysis and cold ischemic time. A beneficial influence, although not statistically significant, was noted by a longer first-graft survival time, better HLA matching and shorter total warm ischemic time. Retransplantation within 2 months after loss of the first graft and/or the absence of cytotoxic antibodies was found to have a statistically significant beneficial influence.
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012086:Reoperation; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D006680:HLA Antigens