Evaluation of quality of life after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.
- Author:
Qiang TAI
1
,
2
;
Xiao-shun HE
;
Lin-wei WU
;
Wei-qiang JU
;
Xiao-feng ZHU
;
Yi MA
;
Dong-ping WANG
;
An-bin HU
;
Guo-dong WANG
;
An HU
;
Jie-fu HUANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Diabetic Nephropathies; surgery; Female; Graft Survival; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; surgery; Kidney Transplantation; methods; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreas Transplantation; methods; Postoperative Period; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2010;30(9):2089-2092
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the influence of simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation on the quality of life of diabetic recipients with end-stage renal disease.
METHODSWe performed a retrospective analysis of the data of diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease and evaluated the quality of life of the recipients using SF-36 health survey.
RESULTSOne patient died of cerebrovascular accident, and 7 patients recovered smoothly. During the follow-up lasting for a mean of 23.3 months, the blood glucose, C-peptide and creatine levels of the patients remained stable. The score of 8 domains of SF-36 of the diabetic recipient at 2 years after SPK transplantation showed a significant improvement compared with that before the operation, similar to that of Chinese normal population(P > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONSSPK transplantation can achieve a significant improvement of the quality of life of diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease.
