Long-term Allograft Survival After Kidney Transplantation

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. 3599 - 3602
• Main Authors: Gómez, E. Gómez, Hernández, J.P. Campos, López, F.J. Márquez, Garcia, J. Ruiz, Montemayor, V. Garcia, Curado, F. Anglada, Vallejo, M. Leva, López, J.C. Regueiro, Cabello, M.D. Navarro, Aljama, P, Tapia, M.J. Requena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Allografts; Antibodies - blood; Chi-Square Distribution; Delayed Graft Function - immunology; Delayed Graft Function - mortality; Female; Graft Rejection - immunology; Graft Rejection - mortality; Graft Survival; Histocompatibility; HLA Antigens - immunology; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Kidney Failure, Chronic - mortality; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects; Kidney Transplantation - mortality; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Spain; Surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Spain

Abstract Background Technical and medical advances over the past few years have produced an important increase in the functionality of renal allografts. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with allograft survival 15 years after transplantation in our series. Methods A retros...