Impact of distance between donor and recipient hospitals on cadaveric kidney transplantation outcomes
Impact of distance between donor and recipient hospitals on cadaveric kidney transplantation outcomes
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供体与受援医院距离对尸体肾移植结局的影响
DOI:
10.1007/s10157-019-01710-z
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Ohyama Chikara
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作者:
Hamano Itsuto;Hatakeyama Shingo;Yamamoto Hayato;Fujita Takeshi;Murakami Reiichi;Shimada Michiko;Imai Atsushi;Yoneyama Tohru;Yoneyama Takahiro;Hashimoto Yasuhiro;Koie Takuya;Narumi Shunji;Saitoh Hisao;Suzuki Tadashi;Tomita Hirofumi;Ohyama Chikara
BackgroundThe impact of distance between donor and recipient hospitals on outcomes in cadaveric kidney transplantations is unknown. We investigated the association between inter-hospital distance and outcomes in cadaveric kidney transplantations in Japan.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed 363 cadaveric kidney transplantations between 2002 and 2017 in Japan. Inter-hospital distance, graft transport time, total ischemic time (TIT), and graft survival were compared between our hospital and national transplantation cohort in Japan. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 1 month and 1 year after transplantation was compared between cadaveric and living-donor kidney transplantations in our hospitals. Additionally, inter-hospital distances among the seven geographical regions in Japan were assessed.ResultsThere were 12 and 351 cadaveric kidney transplantations at our hospital and in Japan, respectively. Mean inter-hospital distance at our hospital (217 ± 121 km) was significantly longer than that of the national cohort (53 ± 80 km;P< 0.001). Mean TIT and graft survival for our hospital and national cohort were 539 ± 200 min and 91% and 491 ± 193 min and 81%, respectively. Mean eGFRs 1 year after cadaveric and living-donor transplantations at our hospitals were comparable (47 ± 16 vs. 47 ± 15 mL/min/1.73 m2). The comparison among seven regions in Japan indicated a regional difference in inter-hospital distance with an association between area (km2) and inter-hospital distance (km).ConclusionsDespite the longer inter-hospital distance at our hospital, TIT and transplant outcomes were acceptable in our cases. In addition, geographical inequity in graft allocation in Japan was suggested.