Ten-year experience of kidney transplantation at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine: demography, complications, graft and patient survival.

Unlabelled: During 10 years, 163 cadaveric kidney transplantations were performed at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. The aim of this study was to analyze the first 10-year experience in kidney transplantation and to evaluate the most frequent early and late complications after transplantation, graft and patient survival, and impact of delayed graft function on graft survival.

Material And Methods: A total of 159 patients were included into the study.

[The prevalence of major risk factors for chronic kidney disease among patients in primary health care centers].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence for high-risk factors for chronic kidney disease among patients in primary health care centers and to assess diagnostic strategy carried out by family doctors.

Results: We analyzed case records (n=4082) of patients aged more than 18 years in four family doctor's practices of Kaunas city. The ratio of female to male was 1.