[Influence of recipient age on renal transplantation performed with organs coming from child donors].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the influence of receptor's age on the outcomes of kidney transplants with organs from donors below the age of three years and/or weighting less than 15 Kg.


METHODS
We retrospectively studied the renal transplants with organs from donors below the age of three years and/or weighting less than 15 Kg performed at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos between 1991 and 1999. Receptors were divided into two groups depending on the age at the time of transplantation; group I included patients younger than 50 years and group II patients older than 50.


RESULTS
We study 49 kidney transplants with pediatric donors (8.6%); 22 of them were included in group I and 27 in group II. There were no deaths among receptors younger than 50 years. Five-year survival for group II was 75.99%. Five-year graft survival what's 81.82% for group I, and 88.89% for group II (p 0.45).


CONCLUSIONS
Receptor's age does not seem to influence graft survival when this kind of organs are used; we consider that the lower incidence of acute rejection in patients older than 50 years may explain the excellent response.
Gómez Vegas
Angel
A
Cátedra y Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/Martín Lagos s/n 28040 Madrid, España.
Blázquez Izquierdo
Jesús
J
Bocardo Fajardo
Gloria
G
Jiménez Penick
Francisco José
FJ
Delgado Martín
José Angel
JA
Fernández Pérez
Cristina
C
Silmi Moyano
Angel
A
Resel Estevez
Luis
L
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome