Should children receive a kidney transplant before 2 years of age?

Should children receive a kidney transplant before 2 years of age?

Background The optimal age of kidney transplantation for infants and toddlers with kidney failure is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the patient survival associated with kidney transplantation before 2 years of age versus remaining on the waitlist until ≥2 years. Method We used the Scientific Registry...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric transplantation 2024-02, Vol.28 (1), p.e14631-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Kizilbash, Sarah J., Evans, Michael D., Vock, David M., Chinnakotla, Srinath, Chavers, Blanche M.
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Sprache:eng
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Child, Preschool
Graft Survival
Humans
infant
Kidney Transplantation
Living Donors
outcomes
pediatric kidney transplant
Registries
Renal Dialysis
survival
toddlers
Transplant Recipients
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Zusammenfassung:Background The optimal age of kidney transplantation for infants and toddlers with kidney failure is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the patient survival associated with kidney transplantation before 2 years of age versus remaining on the waitlist until ≥2 years. Method We used the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients to identify all children added to the deceased‐donor waitlist before 2 years of age between 1/1/2000 and 4/30/2020. For each case aged
ISSN:1397-3142
1399-3046
DOI:10.1111/petr.14631