title: Long-term results of kidney transplantation: a single center experience.
abstract: Overall, patient and renal allograft survivals after cadaveric transplantation have improved significantly since the incorporation of CsA into the standard immunosuppressive regimen. Overall, patient and renal allograft survivals were significantly better for non-diabetic recipients when compared to diabetic recipients after cadaveric transplantation. Living-donor renal transplant recipients have a better outcome than cadaveric transplant recipients. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death after renal transplantation. Death on dialysis accounted for the second largest number of posttransplant mortalities. Sepsis and malignancy remained the next most important causes of death after renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Corwin
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Hunsicker
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fábrega
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schanbacher
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Ukah
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002102:Cadaver; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007484:Iowa; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors