Recipient characteristics and outcome of pediatric kidney transplantation at the King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2014 Jul;25(4):895-9. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.135209.

Abstract

The success of a pediatric kidney transplantation program can only be judged by reviewing its results. We aim to audit our short-term outcome of pediatric kidney transplantation at the King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam. A retrospective chart review was performed to collect data about recipient demographics, etiology of end-stage kidney disease, type of dialysis, type of donor and outcome. Between September 2008 and April 2012, 35 pediatric kidney trans-plantations (<16 year) were performed of a total of 246 kidney transplants (14.2%). The mean age was 8.1 years, with a mean weight of 23.3 kg, and there were 21 (60%) boys in the study. Kidney dysplasia/hypoplasia was the most common etiology (51.4%). Preemptive kidney transplantation was performed in six (17%) patients. Peritoneal dialysis was the most common mode of dialysis [24 (69%) children]. Living donation was the source of kidney allografts in 13 (37%) cases. During a mean follow-up of 1.5 years, one patient died and one graft was lost due to kidney vein thrombosis. The one year patient and graft survival rates were 97% and 94%, respectively. Efforts should now be focused on achieving optimal long-term results. There is also a need to encourage preemptive transplantation and living donation in this population.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Graft Survival
  • Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Kidney Transplantation / mortality
  • Kidney Transplantation / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Program Evaluation
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
  • Time Factors
  • Tissue Donors / statistics & numerical data
  • Treatment Outcome