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Table 2 Differences between the first and second kidneys transplanted

From: Do we need a different organ allocation system for kidney transplants using donors after circulatory death?

 

Same centre transplant

2 centre transplant

Total transplants

Kidney 1st

Kidney 2nd

p-value

Kidney 1st

Kidney 2nd

p-value

Kidney 1st

Kidney 2nd

p-value

n = 115(%)

n = 115(%)

 

n = 14(%)

n = 14(%)

 

n = 129(%)

n = 129(%)

 

Recipient gender

Male

78(68)

77(67)

 

8(57)

8(57)

 

86(67)

85(66)

 

Female

37(32)

38(33)

 

6(43)

6(43)

 

43(33)

44(34)

 

Dialysis

Pre-

6(5)

4(3)

 

2(14)

3(21.5)

 

8(6)

7(5)

 

PD

44(38)

25(22)

0.0004

6(43)

3(21.5)

 

50(39)

28(22)

0.007

HD

65(57)

86(75)

6(43)

8(57)

 

71(55)

94(73)

Recipient HTN

Yes

48(42)

45(39)

 

2(14)

8(57)

0.046

50(39)

53(41)

 

No

67(58)

70(61)

 

12(86)

6(43)

79(61)

76(59)

 

Recipient Diabetes

Yes

18(16)

10(9)

 

2(14)

3(22)

 

20(16)

13(10)

 

No

97(84)

105(91)

 

12(86)

11(78)

 

109(84)

116(90)

 

Recipient IHD

Yes

11(10)

6(5)

 

1(7)

1(7)

 

12(9)

7(5)

 

No

104(90)

109(95)

 

13(93)

13(93)

 

117(91)

122(95)

 

DGF

Yes

64(56)

77(67)

 

8(57)

7(50)

 

72(56)

84(65)

 

No

51(44)

38(33)

 

6(43)

7(50)

 

57(44)

45(35)

 

Recipient age (Years ± SD)

50.5 ± 12.6

49.3 ± 12.8

 

49.4 ± 14.8

48.7 ± 10.2

 

50.4 ± 12.8

49.2 ± 12.5

 

CIT (hours ± SD)

15.5 ± 4.1

20.5 ± 5.8

<0.0001

15.8 ± 5.3

25.2 ± 5.5

0.0008

15.5 ± 4.2

20.9 ± 5.9

<0.0001

Sec. warm ischaemia time (min ± SD)

38.0 ± 13.8 (n = 85)

34.1 ± 11.8 (n = 85)

0.047

40.5 ± 7.4

34.5 ± 12.7

    

Creatinine at 3 mths (umols/L ± SD)

186.6 ± 173.1

177.7 ± 125.1

 

140.4 ± 49.4

141.6 ± 45.4

 

181.8 ± 165.2

170.7 ± 123.1

 

Creatinine at 12 months (umols/L ± SD)

168.8 ± 155.7

169.6 ± 173.4

 

122.5 ± 24.2

136.4 ± 43.5

 

164.1 ± 148.3

165.7 ± 163.9

 
  1. Comparison between the 1st and 2nd Kidney: All values of p = NS unless otherwise stated.