Pediatric and adult renal transplants: a comparative study.

In order to compare the results of renal transplantation in pediatric and adult recipients, a retrospective analysis of first transplants done at a single institution over a 6-yr period was carried out. The study included 21 pediatric and 196 adult recipients of cadaveric grafts, and 18 pediatric and 156 adult recipients of living related grafts. Pediatric and adult recipient groups were shown to be similar to each other with respect to donor-recipient HLA antigen matching and to causes of graft failure and patient mortality.

Results of renal transplantation using pediatric cadaver donors.

In order to determine the results of transplantation using pediatric cadaver donors, a retrospective analysis of a series of 502 renal transplant recipients was carried out. Methods of procurement, preservation, recipient selection, and immunosuppressive regimen were similar for all patients. Sixty-five recipients were approximately equally divided into three groups whose donors were younger than 5 years of age, 6 to 10 years old, and 11 to 15 years.