Should patients older than 65 years be offered a second kidney transplant?
Kristian HeldalAnders HartmannKjersti LønningTorbjørn LeivestadAnna V ReisæterPål-Dag LineHallvard HoldaasKarsten MidtvedtPublished in: BMC nephrology (2017)
Older recipients of second transplants have outcomes that are comparable to the outcomes of age-matched first transplant recipients, and far better than previously documented for older transplant candidates remaining on dialysis treatment. Advanced age by itself should not be a contraindication for re-transplantation. Best results are achieved with short time on dialysis before re-transplantation.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- community dwelling
- middle aged
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- cell therapy
- stem cells
- patient reported outcomes
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- kidney transplantation
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported