title: [Survival among renal allograft recipients from non related living donors].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a gap between the number of patients requiring a renal allograft and the number of potential deceased donors (DD). One alternative is using allografts from non-related living donors (NRLD).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare survival and complications of renal allograft recipients from DD, related living donors (RLD) and NRLD.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational study of a cohort of renal allograft recipients. Of 253 transplants performed in a Chilean region between 1981 and 2003, 20 patients received and allograft from a NRLD. Graft and patient survival of these patients were compared with those of 93 patients receiving an allograft from a related living donor and 140 receiving it from a DD. Patients were followed for 10 years or until death or dialysis requirement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant differences between groups in graft and patient survival, deaths with a functioning graft or return to dialysis were observed. Receptors of DD had more hospital admissions during the first years after receiving the graft, usually due to infections. Also a delayed graft function was more common among them. Glomerular filtration rate ten years after the graft was similar among the three groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No differences in graft or patient survival was observed between patients receiving a renal allograft from NRLD, RLD or DD.
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: Carmona R
authors: Juan Pablo
authors: JP
authors: Huidobro E
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Vega S
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D064591:Allografts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D061349:Unrelated Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult