Short-term and long-term effects of slow graft function on graft survival in pediatric live donor renal transplantation

Otukesh H, Hosein R, Fereshtehnejad S‐M, Riahifard A, Basiri A, Simforoosh N, Chalian M, Jazayeri S, Chalian H, Safarzadeh AE, Sharifian M, Hoseini S. Short‐term and long‐term effects of slow graft function on graft survival in pediatric live donor renal transplantation. Pediatr Transplantation 2010:14:196–202. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S. : SGF generally has early and long‐term consequences for allograft survival. Limited studies have been performed on SGF and its complications in pediatric renal transplantation. Therefore, 230 children who received transplants between 1985 and 2005 in Labafi Nejad hospital were included in this study. SGF was defined if the serum creatinine level increased, remained unchanged, or decreased by