Living donor kidney paired exchange: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESKD). Kidney paired donation (KPD) provides the chance to match an incompatible donor/recipient pair with another donor and recipient in a similar condition. We aimed to compare the outcomes of pair exchange kidney transplantation with traditional live donor kidney transplantation in our context.

Method

A review of medical records of 62 patients (31 pairs) who underwent two-way conventional living kidney pair exchange from July 2016 to June 2021 was done. The control group was considered those 62 patients who had undergone classic live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) during the study period. The patient's demographics, intraoperative and postoperative variables includ

SUBMITTER: Chandra Shrestha P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206995 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature