title: Renal transplantation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The proportion of type 2 diabetic patients considered for renal transplantation has continuously increased over the last decade. Type 2 diabetic patients who received a renal allograft had a higher survival rate compared with patients maintained on chronic haemodialysis treatment. Diabetic patients with a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or peripheral gangrene before renal transplantation had a worse prognosis compared with patients without vascular complications. No significant difference of survival was observed between type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients after renal transplantation. The main causes of death were myocardial infarction and septical peripheral gangrene. A history of myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral gangrene is an independent predictor of decreased survival in type 2 diabetic patients. Renal transplantation improved survival of diabetic patients without vascular complications and should be considered as the treatment of choice in this group of patients. However, a prospective multicentre study should be initiated to establish guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hirschl
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015996:Survival Rate