Long-term outcomes after kidney transplant failure and variables related to risk of death and probability of retransplant: Results from a single-center cohort study in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Returning to dialysis after kidney graft loss (GL) is associated with a high risk of mortality, mainly in the first 3-6 months. The follow-up of patients with GL should be extended to better understand crude patient outcomes, mainly in emerging countries, where the transplantation activity has increased.

Methods

This is a historical single-center cohort study conducted in an emerging country (Brazil) that included 115 transplant patients with kidney allograft failure who were followed for 44.1 (21.4; 72.6) months after GL. The outcomes were death or retransplantation after GL calculated by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests. Proportional hazard ratios for death and retransplantation were assessed by Cox regression.

Results

The 5-year probability of retransplan

SUBMITTER: Requiao-Moura LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816974 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature