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Effect of increased donor age on kidney transplant outcome

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Donors over the age of 50 years provided kidneys for 28 of our 226 recipients (12.4%) transplanted from January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1988. Immediate function following transplantation occurred in 36% of the kidneys from donors both over and under the age of 50. The overall 3-month graft survival rate for transplants from donors over 50 years was 89%, compared with 78% for transplants from donors under 50 years (p>0.05). Thus kidneys from well-selected older donors make an important contribution to the total pool of organs available for transplantation.

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  1. Department of Urology, Hospital Friedrichshain, Kidney Transplant Center, Berlin

    H. Oesterwitz, G. May, P. Müller, V. Strobelt, F. Seibt, H. Hansen, R. Horlbeck, E. Eger & W. Seeger

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Oesterwitz, H., May, G., Müller, P. et al. Effect of increased donor age on kidney transplant outcome. International Urology and Nephrology 22, 479–482 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549781

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