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he a nnua l de a th ra te fo r a ll pa tie nts o n dia lysis wa s 2.6 time s a s hig h a s tha t fo r pa tie nts o n the wa iting list
- Annua l de a th ra te fo r pa tie nts o n the wa iting list
wa s 1.7 time s a s hig h a s tha t fo r tra nspla nt re c ipie nts
Why Transplant?
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vol 2 Figure 5.1 Adjusted all‐cause mortality by treatment modality (a) overall, dialysis, and transplant, and (b) hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, for period‐prevalent patients, 2001‐2015
(a) Overall, dialysis, and transplant
Data Source: Reference Tables H.2_adj, H4_adj, H.8_adj, H.9_adj, and H.10_adj; and special analyses, USRDS ESRD Database. Adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, primary diagnosis and vintage. Reference population: period prevalent ESRD patients, 2011. Abbreviations: HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis.
Case #1
- Our pa tie nt is a 36 ye a r o ld ma le with E
SRD se c o nda ry to unkno wn e tio lo g y who unde rwe nt a DDRT a t UCSF . His c o urse wa s c o mplic a te d b y de la ye d g ra ft func tio n re q uiring dia lysis. Unfo rtuna te ly 3 mo nths po st tra nspla nt he re ma ine d dia lysis de pe nde nt. K idne y a llo g ra ft b io psie s re ve a le d a c ute tub ula r c e ll injury, mo de ra te a rte rio sc le ro sis, no re je c tio n, iso me tric va c uo liza tio n
- f pro xima l tub ule s c o nsiste nt with CNI
to xic ity. De spite lo we ring ta c ro limus do se s, he re ma ine d dia lysis-de pe nde nt
Case continued…
BV I g G po sitive a nd 3 mo nths po st tra nspla nt wa s c o nve rte d o ff ta c ro limus o nto b e la ta c e pt .
- His re na l func tio n b e g a n to impro ve a nd he c a me
- ff o f he mo dia lysis.
- His c re a tinine o n la st c he c k wa s 1.18 mg / dL
.