Recipient age and outcome after pancreas transplantation: a retrospective dual‐center analysis

Autor: Annemarie Weissenbacher, Allan B. Massie, Christian Margreiter, Felix J. Krendl, Franka Messner, Stefan Schneeberger, Robert A. Pol, Yifan Yu, Stan Benjamens, Marjolein Leemkuil, Claudia Bösmüller
Přispěvatelé: Groningen Kidney Center (GKC), Groningen Institute for Organ Transplantation (GIOT), ​Basic and Translational Research and Imaging Methodology Development in Groningen (BRIDGE)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Transplant International
Transplant International. Wiley
ISSN: 1432-2277
0934-0874
Popis: With a later onset of diabetes complications and thus increasing age of transplant candidates, many centers have extended upper age limits for pancreas transplantation. This study investigates the effect of recipient and donor age on outcomes after pancreas transplantation.We retrospectively analyzed 565 pancreas transplants performed at two Eurotransplant centers. The cohort was split at a recipient and donor age of 50 and 40 years, respectively. Median recipient age in old patients (≥50 years; 27.2%) was 54 years and 40 years in young patients (
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