Increased Recipient Age (>55 years) does not Affect Outcome After Pancreas Transplantation

Increased Recipient Age (>55 years) does not Affect Outcome After Pancreas Transplantation

Age limits applied as selection criteria for pancreas transplant recipients are based on subjective center specific criteria rather than objective data. We analyzed the impact of recipient age (>, or = 55 yrs) on outcome of pancreas transplantation from a single North American center. 382 pancrea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transplantation 2013-09, Vol.96, p.477-477
Hauptverfasser: Selmer, Markus, McGilvray, Ian D, Bazerbachi, Fateh, Norgate, Andrea, Schiff, Jeffrey, Boehnert, Markus, Seal, John, Cattral, Mark S
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Zusammenfassung:Age limits applied as selection criteria for pancreas transplant recipients are based on subjective center specific criteria rather than objective data. We analyzed the impact of recipient age (>, or = 55 yrs) on outcome of pancreas transplantation from a single North American center. 382 pancreas transplants (286 SPK, 96 PAK) were performed at our institution from 1995 until 2013. 30 recipients were >, or = 55 yrs (55-64 yrs) at the time of transplant while 352 patients were
ISSN:0041-1337