ABO blood group relationships to kidney transplant recipient and graft outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Certain ABO blood types have been linked to cardiovascular disease, infection and cancers. The effect of recipient ABO blood group on patient and graft survival has not been studied in ABO-matched kidney transplantation. This study aims to determine the association between kidney transplant recipient ABO blood groups with patient and graft survival in Australian and New Zealand.

Methods

All Australian and New Zealand transplant recipients who received ABO-compatible primary kidney transplants between 1995-2016 were analysed using a de-identified dataset from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) Registry. Primary analysis was undertaken of recipient ABO blood group O versus non-O blood groups. The primary outcome was patient survival po

SUBMITTER: Ng MSY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7377395 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature