Old for young kidney transplantation: a responsible option for our patients to reduce waiting time?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Eurotransplant Senior program allocating grafts from donors ≥ 65 years to recipients aged ≥ 65 years has proven good results within the last 20 years. However, "old" grafts are also allocated to younger recipients < 65 years, and this outcome of "old for young" kidney transplantations (KT) still lacks detailed investigations.

Methods

All "old for young" KT performed at four tertiary referral centers were retrospectively compared including a recent follow-up, stratifying for "old for young" (donor ≥ 65 years to recipient < 65 years) vs. "very old for young" KT (donor ≥ 70 years to recipient < 65 years).

Results

Overall, 99 patients were included with 56 (56.6%) "old for young" and 43 (43.4%) "very old for young" KT. The median waiting time did not differ (6

SUBMITTER: Zeuschner P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10873431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature