Table 1 Patient demographics
Pre-surgery | Recipients | Donors | ||
Number of Patients | 21 | 22 | ||
Male/Female (%) | 47.6 / 52.4 | 36.4 / 63.6 | ||
Age (years) | 54.1 ± 12.5 | 55.5 ± 10.6 | ||
Height (cm) | 173.1 ± 10.4 | 171.6 ± 7.6 | ||
Weight (kg) | 73.8 ± 17.3 | 81.3 ± 15.7 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 4.5 | 27.5 ± 4.6 | ||
FO (L) | 0.5 ± 1.8 | −0.2 ± 1.3 (n = 21c) | ||
Cause of end-stage renal disease | ||||
Diabetic nephropathy (%) | 9.5 (n = 2) | - | ||
Polycystic kidney disease (%) | 23.8 (n = 5) |  | ||
Nephrosclerosis (%) | 4.8 (n = 1) |  | ||
Hypertensive nephropathy (%) | 19.0 (n = 4) |  | ||
IgA nephropathy (%) | 14.3 (n = 3) |  | ||
Unknown cause (%) | 4.8 (n = 1) |  | ||
Other (%) | 23.8 (n = 5) |  | ||
Diabetes Mellitus (%) | 14.3 (n = 3) | 0 | ||
Cardiovascular Disease (%)a | 14.3 (n = 3) | 13.6 (n = 3)b | ||
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 8.7 ± 3.6 | 85.7 ± 11.8 | ||
Albumin (g/L) | 36.7 ± 4.7 | 40.4 ± 4.0 (n = 20c) | ||
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 5.0 ± 5.7 | 2.7 ± 3.2 (n = 20c) | ||
Hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 7.5 ± 0.9 | 8.9 ± 0.9 (n = 16c) | ||
Total CO2 (mmol/L) | 27.1 ± 2.9 | – | ||
Previous transplant (%) | 14.3 (n = 3) | – | ||
Pre-emptive transplant (%) | 42.9 (n = 9) | – | ||
Pre-KTx HD/PD | 6/6 | – | ||
SBP (mmHg) | 149.6 ± 24.4 | 140.3 ± 19.9 | ||
DBP (mmHg) | 86.3 ± 12.4 | 86.8 ± 12.3 | ||
Post-surgery | ||||
 eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | (n = 17c) |  | ||
 1 month post-surgery | 45.1 ± 11.5 | – | ||
 3 months post-surgery | 48.1 ± 10.4 | 58.8 ± 11.1 (n = 18c) | ||
 6 months post-surgery | 52.2 ± 9.6 | – | ||
 12 months post-surgery | 53.9 ± 8.7 | 54.5 ± 8.8 (n = 15c) | ||
 Hemoglobin (mmol/L) | (n = 16c) | n/a | ||
 1 month post-surgery | 6.8 ± 1.3 |  | ||
 3 months post-surgery | 7.5 ± 1.2 |  | ||
 6 months post-surgery | 8.2 ± 1.1 |  | ||
 12 months post-surgery | 7.9 ± 2.2 |  | ||
Blood pressure (mmHg) | SBP | DBP | SBP | DBP |
(n = 17c) | (n = 17c) | (n = 18c) | (n = 18c) | |
1 month post-surgery | 148.6 ± 25.9 | 86.9 ± 11.8 | – | – |
3 months post-surgery | 134.2 ± 21.1 | 84.5 ± 15.4 | 132.7 ± 21.5 | 87.1 ± 11.1 |
6 months post-surgery | 139.8 ± 16.7 | 86.2 ± 14.0 | – | – |
12 months post-surgery | 138.5 ± 16.4 | 82.6 ± 11.2 | 135.6 ± 27.1 | 86.7 ± 12.8 |