title: Experience with renal transplantation in Rajasthan.
abstract: To determine th usefulness of various immunosuppressive regimens in renal transplantation and to study various complications at a new centre, we analysed 41 patients of end stage renal disease who underwent renal transplantation in our hospital over a period of three years. The first 11 patients (Group I) received azathioprine-prednisolone, the next 30 patients (Group II) received cyclosporin-prednisolone-azathioprine combination therapy. Over a mean followup of 33.36 +/- 8.19 months in group I, the survival rate was 63.6%; in group II over a followup of 14.86 +/- 2.9 months, survival was 86.66%. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed a trend to improved survival in group II but results did not reach statistical significance (Log rank test statistic = 2.77, p < 0.1). The incidence of infection was significantly lower in group II (p < 0.05). The major causes of death were infections, rejection, cyclosporin toxicity, acute pancreatitis, and ruptured mycotic aneurysm in one case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Monilek Hospital and Research Centre, Shanti Path, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Tolani
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chhablani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D016019:Survival Analysis