Analysis of the death causes of 187 cases of kidney transplant recipients
- VernacularTitle:187例肾移植受者死亡原因分析
- Author:
Lianhui FAN
;
Long LIU
;
Jun XIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kidney transplantation;
Retrospective studies;
Cause of death
- From:
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
2005;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the death causes of cadaveric kidney transplantation recipients. Methods The clinical data of 1400 cases of cadaveric kidney tansplantation between 1978 and 2003 were analyzed retrospectivvely. The death rate, causes and period were analyzed among the died recipients after kidney transplantation. Results 187 patients were died after renal transplantation in this stage with the ratio being 13.36% (187/1400). The death causes contained infection, cardiocerebra l vascular diseases and hepatic failure by turns, and the ratio was 37.97% , 31.56% and 14.97% , respectively. There were 87 ( 46.5% ) death cases w ith normal transplanted-kidney function. Conclusions The leading causes of patients' death were infection, cardiocerebral vascular d iseases, and hepatic failure. About half of these patients were died with normal transplanted-kidney function.
