Kidney transplantations at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

During the five year period from 1987G to 1991G, 161 kidney transplantations were performed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC); 79 from cadaveric donors (CD) and 82 from living related donors (LRD). All cadaveric kidneys except one were harvested within Saudi Arabia...

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Published in:Annals of Saudi medicine 1994-01, Vol.14 (1), p.5-11
Main Authors: Lundgren, G, Al-Furayh, O, Akhtar, M, Barri, Y, Collste, H, Al-Meshari, K, Qunibi, W, Al-Sabban, E, Sanjad, S, Al-Shaibani, K, Sheth, K, Taher, S
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Summary:During the five year period from 1987G to 1991G, 161 kidney transplantations were performed at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC); 79 from cadaveric donors (CD) and 82 from living related donors (LRD). All cadaveric kidneys except one were harvested within Saudi Arabia and 67% were from Saudi nationals. The immunosuppresive protocol was a triple drug regimen comprising cyclosporin-A (CyA), azathioprine (Aza), and prednisone. The actuarial graft survival rates at one and three years were 85% and 76% for the cadaveric donor transplants and 96% and 91%, respectively for the living related donor transplants (P
ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.5144/0256-4947.1994.5