Medicina e Investigación Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Experiencia de 8 años en una unidad de trasplante renal en Toluca, México
By Abigail Guadalupe Tabares-Gómez, Vicente Cardona-Infante and María del Socorro Romero Figueroa.
Abstract
Objective
To identify the evolution of transplant patients over 8 years in a kidney transplant unit in Toluca. Material and methods: With prior authorization from the Scientific and Bioethical Research Committee, a cross-sectional study was carried out on transplant patients from 2014 to 2021. Variables such as gender, age, type of donor, relationship, treatment, complications and survival were identified from the clinical record.
Results
Two hundred twenty nine patients were included, 67 % male (154) with an average age of 41±8 years. Living donations predominated with 55 % (128), compared to 44 % of cadaveric donations (101). Parents made 77 donations, siblings 35, partners 11 and other relatives 5. 50 % (115) without complications, 11 % (27) with graft rejection, graft dysfunction 3 % (7), death due to rejection 4 % (10), death due to COVID 3 % (7), death due to septic shock 2 % (6), due to comorbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, anemia, mixed acidosis, cerebral infarction, poor adherence to treatment 4.3 % (8).