Abstract

BORROTO DIAZ, Gerardo et al. Frequency, risk factors and effect of the main clinical causes of graft dysfunction in the first month of renal transplant on survival. Rev cubana med [online]. 2007, vol.46, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-302X.

A retrospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study of all cadaveric renal transplant recipient patients was made at the Nephrology Service of "Hermanos Ameijeiras" clinical and surgical hospital from 1984 to 2005. The sample was made up of 275 patients, that is, 184 males and 91 females. The main clinical causes of graft dysfunction in the first 30 days after transplantation, the associated risk factors and the impact on graft survival were determined. Frequency tables showed the qualitative variables and Chi square test served to estimate statistical significance. Quantitative variables were specified according to their mean values and then compared using a mean comparison test (T test). The effect of each variable on the possible preservation of graft in the course of time was evaluated through a univariate method (Kaplan and Meir).

Keywords : Renal transplant; immediate postransplantation; complications; risk factors; survival.