Short-term pretransplant dialysis does not affect kidney transplant outcomes
Allograft survival is unaffected when kidney transplant (KT) is performed after a short-term pretransplant dialysis duration (PTDD), according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the International Journal of Urology.
A recent study published in the International Journal of Urology has found that short-term pretransplant dialysis does not impact kidney transplant outcomes. Keisuke Maeda and colleagues examined data from 805 adult patients who underwent living-donor kidney transplantation in Japan between 2001 and 2021. The non-preemptive kidney transplantation (non-PEKT) group had significantly lower allograft survival compared to the preemptive kidney transplantation (PEKT) group.
When analyzing the duration of pretransplant dialysis, the researchers discovered that recipients with two or more years of pretransplant dialysis had the highest risk of allograft loss. However, recipients with less than two years of pretransplant dialysis exhibited significantly higher allograft survival rates. The study concluded that pretransplant dialysis does not compromise kidney transplant outcomes, and dialysis therapy should be initiated as necessary before the procedure.
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