title: Effect of recipient age on the outcome of kidney transplantation.
abstract: We investigated the effect of recipient age (RA) on kidney transplantation outcome in 107 transplant patients, with a follow-up of 1 year. Patients were divided in 3 groups: Group A (RA<50 years; 72 patients), Group B (RA 50-60 years, 19 patients), and Group C (RA>60 years; 16 patients). The rate and severity of acute rejection, infection rate and type, delayed graft function, hospital stay, creatinine levels (3, 6, 12 months), incidence at 1 year of post-transplant hypertension, cholesterol and triglycerides blood levels, and the rate of post-transplant surgical complications, and 1-year graft and patient survival were comparable between the 3 groups. However, creatinine blood level at 1 month and the 1-year fasting blood sugar were significantly higher in Group B. The RA does not seem to be of a significant predictive value, good selection and pre-transplant patient workout are important factors for a better outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sacre'-Coeur Hospital, Baabda-Hazmieh, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maroun M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abou-Jaoude
authors.forename: Mansour
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: Naji
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nawfal
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.forename: Wassim Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Almawi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome