Recipient hemodynamics during non-heart-beating donor kidney transplantation are major predictors of primary nonfunction.
Non-heart-beating donor (NHBD) kidneys may substantially expand the donor pool, but many transplant centers are reluctant to use these kidneys because of the relatively high incidence of primary nonfunction (PNF). In heart-beating donor kidneys, intravascular fluid depletion during transplant surgery is associated with delayed graft function (DGF). Therefore, we studied the effect of the recipients' hemodynamic status on the outcome of 177 NHBD kidney transplantations. Independent statistically significant predictors of PNF were average central venous pressure (CVP) below 6 cmH(2)O (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 3.1 (95% CI: 1.4-7.1), p=0.007), average systolic blood pressure below 110 mmHg (AOR 2.6 (95% CI: 1.1-5.9), p=0.03) and pre-operative diastolic blood pressure below 80 mmHg (AOR 2.4 (95% CI: 1.0-5.9), p=0.05). Donor characteristics were not independently associated with PNF (p>0.10). In a subgroup analysis of 56 paired kidneys, 29% of the recipients with the lower CVP of the pair experienced PNF compared with 11% of their counterparts with higher CVP (p=0.09). Our study indicates that recipient hemodynamics during transplant surgery are major predictors of PNF. Therefore, improving recipient hemodynamics by expansion of the intravascular volume is expected to enhance the results of NHBD kidney transplantations and may enlarge the donor pool by increasing the acceptance of NHBD kidneys.
Snoeijs
M G J
MG
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. m.snoeijs@surgery.azm.nl
Wiermans
B
B
Christiaans
M H
MH
van Hooff
J P
JP
Timmerman
B E
BE
Schurink
G W H
GW
Buurman
W A
WA
van Heurn
L W E
LW
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome