Transplantation Report. 2: Pre-emptive renal transplantation in adults aged over 15 years. The EDTA-ERA Registry. European Dialysis and Transplant Association-European Renal Association.
Between 1985 to 1992, 2545 renal transplantation (RTx) were performed as pre-emptive grafts in adults. This procedure represented 7.2% of first RTx for patients starting first renal replacement therapy (RRT) during this period, 6.1% of RTx performed in 1992 and 5.6% of all RTx ever performed and reported to the EDTA Registry. The procedure is more frequent in cases of live donor grafts, representing one third of pre-emptive RTx. Both 5 year patient and graft survivals are unaffected by dialysis duration prior to the first RTx: none in pre-emptive, < 1 years, 1-5 years or > 5 years. In our personal view, this procedure should be developed.
Berthoux
F C
FC
Jones
E H
EH
Mehls
O
O
Valderrábano
F
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged