Full Text Available

Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.

Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome

Bibliography: leaves 61-75.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Douie, Walter James Percival
Other Authors: Kahn, D
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Surgery 2014
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867613202055954433
access_status_str Open Access
author Douie, Walter James Percival
author2 Kahn, D
author_browse Douie, Walter James Percival
Kahn, D
author_facet Kahn, D
Douie, Walter James Percival
author_sort Douie, Walter James Percival
collection Thesis
description Bibliography: leaves 61-75.
format Thesis
id oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8747
institution University of Cape Town (South Africa)
language eng
last_indexed 2026-06-10T12:32:21.936Z
license_str Not specified — see source repository
provenance_str_mv Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository
publishDate 2014
publishDateRange 2014
publishDateSort 2014
publisher Department of Surgery
publisherStr Department of Surgery
record_format dspace
source_str UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository
spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8747 Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome Douie, Walter James Percival Kahn, D Surgery Bibliography: leaves 61-75. The optimal therapy for most patients with end stage renal disease is renal transplantation. This form of therapy results in improved quality of life, decreased medical expense, and perhaps a survival advantage for the recipient. Renal transplantation is however a complex form of therapy which may be associated with significant complications. The most common allograft complication post transplantation is the development of delayed graft function with a reported incidence of between 23 to 34%. This is a costly complication requiring ongoing dialysis and prolonged hospitalization. It also has a significant emotional impact on the patient and their family. Of greater concern though are the reports in the literature which associate delayed graft function with decreased graft survival. With current organ shortages organ donor criteria have been expanded to match the shortage. It is thus imperative that we should understand the mechanisms of graft damage which may result in delayed graft function. A better understanding of the relationship between delayed graft function and graft survival might significantly impact on our practice in certain settings such as in the use of organs harvested from a marginal donor. 2014-10-24T07:32:08Z 2014-10-24T07:32:08Z 2001 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8747 eng application/pdf Department of Surgery Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Surgery
Douie, Walter James Percival
Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome
title_full Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome
title_fullStr Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome
title_full_unstemmed Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome
title_short Delayed graft function in renal transplantation : aetiology and impact on graft outcome
title_sort delayed graft function in renal transplantation aetiology and impact on graft outcome
topic Surgery
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8747
work_keys_str_mv AT douiewalterjamespercival delayedgraftfunctioninrenaltransplantationaetiologyandimpactongraftoutcome