Preliminary report on impact of pretransplant dyalisis on early graft function: peritoneal versus hemodialysis

Fontana, I; Santori, G; Ginevri, F; Basile, G; Beatini, M; Bertocchi, M; Bonifazio, L; Saltalamacchia, L; Ghinolfi, D; Perfumo, F; Valente, U

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.02.067

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Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 453-454, April 2004

Preliminary report on impact of pretransplant dyalisis on early graft function: peritoneal versus hemodialysis

I Fontana
- Address reprint requests to Iris Fontana, MD, Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, L.go R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
G Santori
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
F Ginevri
- Department of Nephrology, G. Gaslini Institut, Genoa, Italy
G Basile
- Department of Nephrology, G. Gaslini Institut, Genoa, Italy
M Beatini
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
M Bertocchi
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
L Bonifazio
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
L Saltalamacchia
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
D Ghinolfi
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
F Perfumo
- Department of Nephrology, G. Gaslini Institut, Genoa, Italy
U Valente
- Department of Transplantation, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy

Abstract

Delayed graft function and acute renal failure after kidney transplant negatively influence graft outcome. It has been reported that pretransplantation peritoneal dialysis (PD) instead of hemodialysis (HD) correlated with better short-term graft outcome in adult kidney recipients. In this study the impact of PD versus HD was evaluated among pediatric kidney recipients. This study suggested that different forms of dialysis pretransplantation did not affect early graft function among pediatric kidney recipients.