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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Influence of Multiple Donor Renal Arteries on the Outcome and Graft Survival in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

Scheuermann, Uwe, Rademacher, Sebastian, Wagner, Tristan, Lederer, Andri, Hau, Hans-Michael, Seehofer, Daniel, Sucher, Robert 04 May 2023 (has links)
Aim: Complex arterial reconstruction in kidney transplantation (KT) using kidneys from deceased donors (DD) warrants additional study since little is known about the effects on the mid- and long-term outcome and graft survival. Methods: A total of 451 patients receiving deceased donor KT in our department between 1993 and 2017 were included in our study. Patients were divided into three groups according to the number of arteries and anastomosis: (A) 1 renal artery, 1 arterial anastomosis (N = 369); (B) >1 renal artery, 1 arterial anastomosis (N = 47); and (C) >1 renal artery, >1 arterial anastomosis (N = 35). Furthermore, the influence of localization of the arterial anastomosis (common iliac artery (CIA), versus non-CIA) was analyzed. Clinicopathological characteristics, outcome, and graft and patient survival of all groups were compared retrospectively. Results: With growing vascular complexity, the time of warm ischemia increased significantly (groups A, B, and C: 40 ± 19 min, 45 ± 19 min, and 50 ± 17 min, respectively; p = 0.006). Furthermore, the duration of operation was prolonged, although this did not reach significance (groups A, B, and C: 175 ± 98 min, 180 ± 35 min, and 210 ± 43 min, respectively; p = 0.352). There were no significant differences regarding surgical complications, post-transplant kidney function (delayed graft function, initial non-function, episodes of acute rejection), or long-term graft survival. Regarding the localization of the arterial anastomosis, non-CIA was an independent prognostic factor for deep vein thrombosis in multivariate analysis (CIA versus non-CIA: OR 11.551; 95% CI, 1.218–109.554; p = 0.033). Conclusion: Multiple-donor renal arteries should not be considered a contraindication to deceased KT, as morbidity rates and long-term outcomes seem to be comparable with grafts with single arteries and less complex anastomoses.
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Five year analysis of the eurotransplant senior program

Nöldeke, Jana 28 November 2005 (has links)
Das zunehmende Durschnittsalter unserer Gesellschaft und der Mangel an Spenderorganen stellen bedeutende Herausforderungen für die Organtransplantation dar. Organe, die früher als "marginal" galten, werden heute routinemässig transplantiert. Gleichzeitig mit der Zunahme älterer Patienten auf der Warteliste steigt das Interesse an der Entwicklung von speziellen Allokations-Strategien. Basierend auf dem Konzept der Abstimmung des metabolischen Bedarfs des älteren Empfängers und der Kapazität der älteren Spenderniere entwickelte Eurotransplant daher das Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP), welches im Januar 1999 gestartet wurde. Im Rahmen dieses Programms werden Nieren von über 65 Jahre alten Spendern lokal auf eine selektierte Gruppe über 65 Jahre alter, nicht immunisierter Empfänger übertragen. Das Ziel dieser 5-Jahres Analyse war es herauszufinden, ob das ESP erfolgreich seine Ziele erreicht hat, Organe von älteren Spendern optimal zu nutzen und die Zeit auf der Warteliste für ältere Empfänger zu verkürzen. Als Basis dienten Daten des Eurotransplant Information Systems (ENIS). Zusätzliche Informationen wurden für die ESP Patienten und zwei Kontrollgruppen mit entweder annähernd vergleichbarem Alter des Spenders (Kontrolle 1) oder des Empfängers (Kontrolle 2) erfasst. Insgesamt zeigt diese Auswertung, dass die Ziele des ESP erreicht wurden. Die Verfügbarkeit von älteren Spenderorganen wurde von 162 (10%) im Jahre 1998 auf 239 (fast 15%) im Jahre 2004 gesteigert. Die Wartezeit für ältere Empfänger verkürzte sich signifikant im Vergleich zu vor der Einführung des ESP und weiter im Verlauf der ersten 5 Jahre auf deutlich unter 4 Jahre, während sich die Wartezeit für Patienten in den Kontrollen die über ETKAS transplantiert wurden um bis zu einem Jahr verlängerte. Die kalte Ischämiezeit für ESP Patienten war signifikant kürzer mit etwa 12 im Vergleich zu ca. 17 Stunden für beide Kontrollen.Das Patienten- und Transplantatüberleben der Empfänger von Organen von über 65-jähriger Spendern wurde durch die ESP-Allokation, trotz 5-10% höherer Abstossungraten, nich negativ beeinflusst. Die Analyse der unabhängigen Risikofaktoren für akute Abstoßungsreaktionen weist darauf hin, dass ein verbessertes HLA matching unter Beibehaltung kurzer Ischämiezeiten möglicherweise von Vorteil wäre. / The aging society and the shortage of organs impose significant challenges to organ transplantation. As a result, organs previously considered marginal are now routinely used. At the same time, an increase in the number of elderly patients on renal transplant waiting lists has heightened interest in the development of special allocation strategies for these patients. As a result, Eurotransplant started the Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP) in January 1999, an allocation scheme based on the concept of matching the metabolic demand of the recipient and the excretory capacity of the donor. The program obtaines kidneys from donors over 65 years and locally allocates them to a selected group of non-immunized patients in the same age group. The main objective of this evaluation was to find out if the allocation scheme is effective in using kidneys from elderly donors and if it shortens the waiting time for elderly patients. The Eurotransplant database was used as a starting point, and data added to the database by collecting additional information on the ESP patients, and on two control groups. The controls were observed over the same time period as the ESP patients, and matched them for either donor age (Control 1) or recipient age (Control 2). Overall, this 5-year analysis of the ESP shows that the objectives of the program have been met. The availability of elderly donors increased from 169 (10%) in 1998 to 239 (almost 15%) in 2004. The waiting time for elderly recipients transplanted within the ESP was successfully reduced compared to the waiting time before introduction of ESP and is now below 4 years, while waiting time in both control groups has increased by up to one year. The cold ischemia time for ESP patients was significantly shorter, with a mean of approximately 12 hours compared with over 17 hours in both control groups. Graft and patient survival in recipients of organs from donors age over 65 were not negatively impacted by the ESP allocation despite 5-10% higher acute rejection rates.Based on an analysis of independent risk factors the use of HLA matching instead of waiting time should be considered as an allocation criterion while maintaining a short cold ischemia time.

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