Some of the lessons learnt from renal transplant recipients cared-for at the Riyadh armed forces hospital

The first-ever renal transplantation in Saudi Arabia was carried out at the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital in March 1979. Since then, 480 renal transplants have been performed in our institution and we have also followed-up many patients who have been transplanted outside the Kingdom. Over 85% of our...

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Published inSaudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 139 - 144
Main Authors al-Khidr, Abd Allah A., al-Hawas, Fahd, al-Sulayman, Muhammad H., Musa, Dujana H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01.04.1996
Subjects
Kidneys
Transplantation
الرعاية الطبية
الكلى
زرع الأعضاء
مدينة الأمير سلطان الطبية العسكرية
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Summary:The first-ever renal transplantation in Saudi Arabia was carried out at the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital in March 1979. Since then, 480 renal transplants have been performed in our institution and we have also followed-up many patients who have been transplanted outside the Kingdom. Over 85% of our patients are on cyclosporin-based immunosuppression and the mean follow-up was 3.4 years. In this paper, we summarize our experiences and findings in the field of renal transplantations
ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838