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To assess the effect of pretransplant dialysis status on graft and patient survival, early complications, and causes of graft failure in pediatric renal transplant recipients.

April 1, 2000Transplantation

Pretransplant Dialysis Status and Outcome of Renal Transplantation in North American Children: A Naprtcs Study12

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AVAbhay VatsBrigham and Women's Hospital LDLynn A. DonaldsonUniversity of Pennsylvania RFRichard Ν. FineBoston University

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Registry cohort study reveals superior graft survival after preemptive kidney transplantation in children, indicating clear benefits of avoiding pretransplant dialysis.

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To assess the effect of pretransplant dialysis status on graft and patient survival, early complications, and causes of graft failure in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
Analyzed registry data from the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) for pediatric primary renal transplant recipients between 1/1/1992 and 12/31/1996 (N=2,495: 1,090 peritoneal dialysis [PD], 780 hemodialysis [HD], and 625 preemptive transplants [PTx]).
Compared 3-year graft and patient survival, incidence of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) within 7 days post-transplantation, time to first acute rejection, and primary causes of graft failure across the three cohorts.
Overall 3-year graft survival was significantly higher in PTx (89%) compared to both PD (82%) and HD (82%) (overall P = 0.0003), with the survival benefit restricted to living-donor recipients.
The incidence of ATN within the first 7 days post-transplant was 2% in PTx versus 11% in PD and 12% in HD (P < 0.001; HD vs. PD, P = NS), while 3-year patient survival and time to first acute rejection did not differ.
Causes of graft failure varied by pretransplant modality: vascular thrombosis was the primary cause in PD, chronic rejection led in HD (27%), and PTx cases were evenly attributed to acute and chronic rejection (21% each).

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Vats et al. (2000) studied this question.

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Registry cohort study reveals superior graft survival after preemptive kidney transplantation in children, indicating clear benefits of avoiding pretransplant dialysis.

Pretransplant Dialysis Status and Outcome of Renal Transplantation in North American Children: A Naprtcs Study12

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Pretransplant Dialysis Status and Outcome of Renal Transplantation in North American Children: A Naprtcs Study12

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