Outcome of Renal Transplantation from Very Old Donors

"The use of kidneys from elderly donors may permit more transplantations, but it has been associated with poorer outcomes than transplantations performed with kidneys from younger donors.

According to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing, the rates of graft loss and patient death among recipients of grafts from donors 70 years of age or older are 24 per cent and 21 per cent higher, respectively, than rates among recipients of grafts from donors 60 to 69 years of age."

Source:
New England Journal of Medicine
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