Artigo
Severe intellectual disability does not preclude renal transplantation
Fecha
2010-08-01Registro en:
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, v. 25, n. 8, p. 2753-2757, 2010.
0931-0509
10.1093/ndt/gfq105
WOS:000281483300057
Autor
Galante, Nelson Z. [UNIFESP]
Dib, Gustavo A. [UNIFESP]
Medina-Pestana, Jose O. [UNIFESP]
Institución
Resumen
Background. Intellectual disability (ID) in patients with chronic kidney disease is a relative contraindication for kidney transplantation.Methods. We analysed a retrospective cohort of 16 recipients of kidney transplantation with ID and 83 controls.Results. Graft survival at 5 years was similar between patients (81.2%) and controls (80.2%), P = 0.9. Patient survival at 5 years was lower among patients (81.2% versus 94.4%, P < 0.05). Patients had more infection episodes, but no risk factors were identified.Conclusion. Although recipients with ID have lower long-term patient survival, the equivalent graft survival rates support the indication of renal transplantation in such disability.