Trends in the Causes of Death among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States (1996-2014).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Death with graft function remains an important cause of graft loss among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Little is known about the trend of specific causes of death in KTRs in recent years.

Methods

We analyzed United States Renal Data System data (1996-2014) to determine 1- and 10-year all-cause and cause-specific mortality in adult KTRs who died with a functioning allograft. We also studied 1- and 10-year trends in the various causes of mortality.

Results

Of 210,327 KTRs who received their first kidney transplant from 1996 to 2014, 3.2% died within 1 year after transplant. Cardiovascular deaths constituted the majority (24.7%), followed by infectious (15.2%) and malignant (2.9%) causes; 40.1% of deaths had no reported cause. Using 1996 as the referent

SUBMITTER: Awan AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347016 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature