Table 2 Post-operative fatal and non-fatal outcomes in kidney transplant patients compared to non-transplant patients and grading of the certainty of evidence using GRADE

30 day/In-hospital mortality (8)

Low ^a,d,g,f

↓

–

–

–

–

↑

Myocardial infarction (4)

Very low ^a,b,c,g

↓

↓↓

–

↓↓

–

–

Stroke (7)

Very low ^a,b,c,g

↓

↓↓

–

↓↓

–

–

Cardiac failure (3)

Very low ^a,c,g

↓

↓↓

–

–

–

–

Surgical site infection (8)

Very low ^a,b,c,g

↓

↓↓

–

↓

–

–

Pneumonia (8)

Very low ^a,c,g

↓

↓↓

–

–

–

–

Sepsis (5)

Low ^a,c,g,f

↓

–

–

–

–

↑

Gastrointestinal events (6)

Very low^a,c,g,h

↓

↓↓

–

↓

–

–

Blood transfusion (5)

Very low^a,c,g,h

↓

↓

–

–

–

–

Unplanned return to theatre (6)

Very low^a,b,g

↓

↓

–

↓↓

–

–

AKI (11)

Moderate ^a,c,e,g

↓

↓↓

–

–

–

↑↑

PE/DVT (3)

Very low ^a,b,c,g

↓

↓↓

–

↓↓

–

–