Orthostatic hypotension in kidney pancreas transplant patients and its relation to preexisting autonomic neuropathy.

Objectives: Orthostatic hypotension is a known complication of pancreas transplant. This retrospective study of 25 kidney-pancreas transplant patients at our center was done to determine the incidence and course of postoperative orthostatic hypotension.

Materials And Methods: A chart review was done for all patients who received a kidney-pancreas transplant between January 1997 and December 2005.