Long-term outcomes during 37 years of pediatric kidney transplantation: A cohort study comparing ethnic groups
Pediatric Nephrology Jan 21, 2021
Davidovits M, Reisman L, Cleper R, et al. - In the present study, the researchers sought to assess short- and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation over 37 years in a national referral center and compare outcomes between Israeli Jewish and Arab children. Data from the computerized database and patient files on 599 pediatric transplantations performed in 545 children during 1981-2017, including demographic parameters, kidney failure disease profile, and pre-transplant dialysis period, were retrieved. Data reported that 20-year patient survival was 91.4% for live donor (LD) and 80.2% for deceased donor (DD) kidney recipients. In pediatric kidney transplantation at our national referral center, successful and increasingly improving long-term outcomes have been obtained, apparently due to the skills accumulated over time and advances in immunosuppression. Among ethnic groups, equal access to DD kidney transplant and comparable graft survival have been found.
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