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This study was conducted to evaluate the outcome of pediatric renal transplants at our center. A retrospective analysis was done on 39 pediatric transplants (age at transplant <18 years) done at our center over the last 10 years. The mean age at transplant was 15.6±1 years (10–17 years). They comprised 4.2% of all renal transplants done at our center (39/921) over the period. Girls comprised 17.5% of total recipients (n=7). Two patients had a preemptive transplant. The underlying causes of end stage renal disease were chronic glomerulonephritis (n=21), chronic interstitial nephritis (n=17) and Alport syndrome [1]. All the 39 children were initiated on triple drug immunosuppression (cyclosporin A (CsA) azathioprine, prednisolone). All patients received grafts from living related donors. In the first month, three patients had graft loss (serum creatinine, SCr, >5 mg/dl). Of these, two patients died because of septicemia and one had acute cortical necrosis. There was evidence of infection in 16 patients (40%). Acute rejection was seen in 17 patients (45.8%). The 1-year patient and graft survival was 89% and at 3 years 70%. The actuarial graft survival at 5 years was 50%. Twelve children discontinued CsA after 1 year post-transplant and five of these had graft loss. Graft losses were significantly greater in patients who discontinued CsA as compared to those who continued CsA (5/12 vs 2/22). After a mean follow-up of 31.5±3.5 months, of the 37 patients, 10 had graft loss and chronic graft dysfunction was observed in another 9 patients. The rest of the 17 (48%) patients had a mean SCr of 1.2 mg/dl. The long-term outcome of pediatric renal transplants in our country remains suboptimal. CsA discontinuation due to financial constraints and/or non-compliance remain the most important reasons for this.
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Gulati, S., Kumar, A., Sharma, R.K. et al. Outcome of pediatric renal transplants in a developing country. Pediatr Nephrol 19, 96–100 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-003-1316-9
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