title: Renal retransplantation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham: incidence and outcome.
abstract: Only half the patients who lost a renal allograft either returned to the waiting list (32%) or were retransplanted (17%). One fifth died soon after allograft loss. Patients did not return to the waiting list for multiple reasons including patient choice, worsened medical condition and most commonly, interest but non-referral. Diabetics had a significantly diminished chance for survival on dialysis after graft loss. African-Americans had a better chance of survival after graft loss but a much worse opportunity to be retransplanted. The use of CellCept in triple immunosuppressive therapy, along with a flow cytometry crossmatch, has improved retransplant allograft survival commensurate with primary graft outcome. The incidence of retransplantation is decreasing at our institution even though the number of potential candidates for retransplantation remains stable.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gallichio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Diethelm
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Deierhoi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000407:Alabama; D044383:Black People; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American