Open AccessDeceased donor renal transplantation at army hospital research and referral: Our experience
Author(s) -
Yogesh Kumar Swami,
Dharam Raj Singh,
Sanjay Gupta,
Aditya Pradhan,
Yajvender Pratap Singh Rana,
Sandeep Harkar,
M. Shafi Wani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.114029
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , context (archaeology) , transplantation , immunosuppression , renal function , surgery , urology , paleontology , biology
In India, there are a large number of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients waiting for renal transplant. Deceased donor organ transplantation (DDOT) is the possible solution to bridge the disparity between organ supply and demand. The concept of expanded criteria donors (ECDs) was developed to combat the huge discrepancy between demand and organ availability. However, ECD kidneys have a higher propensity for delayed graft function (DGF), and therefore worse long-term survival. We present our experience of deceased donor renal transplantation.