Comparison of Spousal With Other Donor Groups: Study of a Single Center

Comparison of Spousal With Other Donor Groups: Study of a Single Center

In coping with the shortage of living-related and cadaveric donor groups for renal transplantation, and in the fear of organ marketing, spousal donors are considered an invaluable potential source. Survival rates have been reported to be as high as even some related groups. This study evaluated 1039...

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 562 - 563
Main Authors: Roozbeh, J., Mehdizadeh, A.R., Izadfar, M.A., Razmkon, A., Salahi, H., Malek-Hosseini, S.-A.
Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-03-2006
Elsevier Science
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cadaver
Family
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Graft Survival
Humans
Kidney Transplantation - methods
Kidney Transplantation - mortality
Living Donors - supply & distribution
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Spouses
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Survival Analysis
Tissue Donors - supply & distribution
Tissue, organ and graft immunology
Treatment Outcome
Medicine
Center
Treatment
Surgery
Living donor
Graft
Transplantation
Comparative study
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Summary:In coping with the shortage of living-related and cadaveric donor groups for renal transplantation, and in the fear of organ marketing, spousal donors are considered an invaluable potential source. Survival rates have been reported to be as high as even some related groups. This study evaluated 1039 renal transplantations up to 2003. Patient survival rates in different donor groups were determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. The 3-year patient survival rates were 93% for kidneys from 61 spouses; 92% for kidneys from 433 living-related donors; 91% for kidneys from 427 living-unrelated (excluding spouses) donors; and 90.5% for 118 cadaveric kidneys. Such results were consistent with many other reports which consistently showed that spousal donors were at least as good as living-related donors, representing a reliable source in cases of organ shortage. The high survival rate of spousal donors is probably related to their strong emotional support.
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ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.12.058