Renal transplantation for patients 60 years of age or older: A single-institution experience

摘要: OBJECTIVE: The authors reviewed renal transplant outcomes in recipients 60 years of age or older. BACKGROUND: Before cyclosporine, patients older than 45 were considered to be at high risk for transplantation. With the limits transplantation have expanded. METHODS: compared patient and graft survival, hospital stay, incidence rejection rehospitalization, cause loss primary kidney versus those 18 59 age. For > = transplanted since 1985, analyzed pretransplant extrarenal disease its impact on post-transplant outcome. In addition, all surviving completed a medical outcome survey (SF-36). RESULTS: Patient survival similar 3 after transplant. Subsequently, mortality increased recipients. Death-censored was identical two groups. There no differences loss. Those had longer initial hospitalization, but fewer episodes rehospitalizations. Quality life age-matched U.S. population. CONCLUSION: Renal is successful Most them time transplantation; however, not an important predictor should used as exclusion criterion. Post-transplant quality excellent.