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Incidence and risk factors of early surgical complications in young renal transplant recipients: A persistent challenge
Author(s) -
Rodricks Nathan,
Chanchlani Rahul,
Banh Tonny,
Borges Karlota,
VasilevskaRistovska Jovanka,
Hebert Diane,
Patel Viral,
Lorenzo Armando J.,
Parekh Rulan S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/petr.13006
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , complication , surgery , cumulative incidence , thrombosis , renal transplant , young adult , cumulative risk , transplantation , physics , optics
There is a paucity of data on the rate of urological and vascular complications in very young children after kidney transplant. We conducted a study on the incidence and risk factors for early post‐transplant surgical complications in young recipients (<5 years) over three decades. The primary outcome was any urological or vascular complication within 30 days of transplant, and the secondary outcome was incidence rate of graft failure reported as per 1000 person‐years. Risk factors associated with surgical complications were analyzed by logistic regression. There were 22 (26.5%) complications in 21 children with vascular thrombosis being the most common complication. There was no significant difference in the number of complications in period 1 (1985‐1994) and period 2 (1995‐2014) ( P =.1). The incidence rate of graft failure was higher in period 1 ( IR 70.8, 95% CI 41.1, 121.9) compared to period 2 ( IR 20.7, 95% CI 9.3, 46.0). Cumulative incidence of graft survival at 1, 3, and 5 years' post‐transplant was 96.5%, 92.6%, and 90%, respectively, in those without compared to 71%, 65.1%, and 58.6%, respectively, in children with complications. In conclusion, early surgical, especially vascular, complications are quite common in young renal transplant recipients and lead to significantly reduced graft survival.