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Table 1 Characteristics of the deceased brain-dead donors and corresponding kidney recipients

From: Increased resistin in brain dead organ donors is associated with delayed graft function after kidney transplantation

Donors (n = 63)

n (%)

Mean age, years (± SD)

51.6 (± 15.6)

Male

36 (57.2%)

Cause of death, n (%)

 

Cerebrovascular accident

45 (71.4%)

Traumatic brain injury

10 (15.8%)

Hypoxic brain damage

6 (9.6%)

Other

2 (3.2%)

Mean ICU days (± SD)

2,28 (± 2)

Inotropes

50 (79.3%)

Steroid pretreatment

38 (60%)

History of hypertension

18 (28.57%)

Mean BMI (± SD)

25.17 (± 4.66)

Mean plasma creatinine, μmol/L (± SD)

82.82 (± 42.78)

Mean eGFR, mL/min (± SD)

96.15 (± 43.35)

ECD

26 (41.26%)

Recipients (n = 91)

 

Mean age, years (± SD)

52.3 (12.44%)

Male, n (%)

56 (61.53%)

Polycystic disease

14 (15.3%)

Glomerulonephritis

39 (42.9%)

Diabetes mellitus

18 (19.9%)

Other

20 (21.9%)

First transplantation

67 (73.6%)

Retransplantation

24 (26.7%)

Antigen mismatches-A, B and DR (mean ± SD)

3,7 ± 1,3

Mean cold ischemia time, min (± SD)

802 (± 295.3)

SGF Slow graft function

73 (80,2%)

Delayed graft function

13 (14.3%)

Acute rejection during the first month

6 (6.6%)

  1. Abbreviations: eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate using the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) equation for glomerular filtration rate in the 61 adult donors and the Schwartz equation in two donors under 18 years of age, SD standard deviation, ECD extended criteria donors include any donor over 60 years old and donors 50–59 years old with at least two of the following: terminal creatinine >1.5 mg/dL (114 μmol/ml), history of hypertension, or death by cerebrovascular accident, DGF delayed graft function, SGF Slow graft function, < 30% creatinine reduction rate at day 2.