Early Postoperative Kidney Transplant Complications Related to Immunomodulator Regimen in Pediatric Recipients.

Objectives: Calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine and tacrolimus) are widely used in kidney transplant to prevent acute transplantrejection; however,the effects of these medications on graft sequelae after transplant remain unclear. We aimed to compare early complications, including graftrejectionandinfectionrates after kidney transplant, in childrenbetween the cyclosporine and tacrolimus immunomodulator regimens.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 105 pediatric patients who were candidates to receive kidney transplant in the age range of 4 to 18 years were included.