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WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 695-707Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-023-04311-4
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Kidney transplantation; Aged; 70 and over; Donor selection; Graft survival
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The incidence of kidney transplants from elderly donors over 70 years of age has increased significantly in the past 10 years. However, there is limited data on the outcomes of these transplants. This systematic review evaluated the outcomes of transplantation from donors over 70 years of age.
PurposeThe incidence of kidney transplants from elderly donors over 70 years of age has increased significantly over the past 10 years to reach 20% of available kidney graft in some European countries. However, there is little data available on the outcomes of transplants from these donors. We performed a systematic review to evaluate the outcomes of transplantation from donors over 70 years of age.MethodsA systematic review was performed according to preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched to identify all studies reporting outcomes on kidney transplants from donors over 70 years. Due to the heterogeneity of the studies, a meta-analysis could not be performed.ResultsA total of 29,765 patients in 27 studies were included. The mean donors age was 74.79 years, and proportion of kidney graft from women was 53.54%. The estimated 1- and 5-year kidney death-censored graft survivals from donors > 70 years old were, respectively, 85.95 and 80.27%, and the patient survivals were 90.88 and 71.29%. The occurrence of delayed graft function was 41.75%, and primary non-function was 4.67%. Estimated graft function at 1 and 5 years was 36 and 38 mL/min/1.73 m(2). Paucity data were available on post-operative complications.ConclusionsElderly donors appear to be a reliable source of grafts. However, these transplants are associated with a high rate of delayed graft function without repercussion on long-term graft survival. Allocation strategy to elderly recipients is the main factor of decreased recipient survival.
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