FACTORS THAT IMPACT ON THE OUTCOME OF SECOND RENAL TRANSPLANTS IN CHILDREN

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Abstract
We have reviewed the incidence, demography, and outcome of children who have received a repeat transplant in the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study registry. From 1987 through 1994, 3290 primary and 573 first repeat transplants were performed on North American children. Living donor grafts were used in 52% of primary and 23% of first repeat transplants. Of primary transplants, 23.7% were among children under the age of 6 years. For repeat transplants, the percentage was 15% for the same category. The percentage of 2-DR mismatches was 27% for primary and 40% for repeat transplants (PPP6 years of age, and 58% and 54% for donors P.