Twelve-month kidney and liver outcomes of kidney transplantation from Hepatitis C Viremic deceased donors to aviremic recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Utilization of hepatitis C viremic (HCV+) deceased donor kidneys (DDKT) for aviremic recipients increases opportunities for transplantation with excellent short-term outcomes. Our primary aim was to understand longer-term outcomes, specifically assessing kidney and liver function in the first year posttransplant.

Methods

This was a retrospective single-center study of adult DDKT recipients of HCV+ kidneys (cases) matched 1:1 to recipients of HCV- kidneys (comparators). Between-group outcomes were analyzed using comparisons of means and proportions, survival analysis methods, and multivariable mixed effects models.

Results

Sixty-five cases and 65 comparators had statistically comparable demographic and clinical characteristics. There were no between-group

SUBMITTER: Binari LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922352 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature