Risk factors and outcomes for delayed kidney graft function in simultaneous heart and kidney transplant recipients: A UNOS/OPTN database analysis

There are no prior studies assessing the risk factors and outcomes for kidney delayed graft function (K‐DGF) in simultaneous heart and kidney (SHK) transplant recipients. Using the OPTN/UNOS database, we sought to identify risk factors associated with the development of K‐DGF in this unique population, as well as outcomes associated with K‐DGF. A total of 1161 SHK transplanted between 1998 and 2018 were included in the analysis, of which 311 (27%) were in the K‐DGF (+) group and 850 in the K‐DGF (−) group. In the multivariable analysis, history of pretransplant dialysis (OR: 3.95; 95% CI: 2.94 to 5.29; p