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. 2017 Nov;39(1):40-44.
doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2016.1244076. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

Impact of acute kidney injury on renal allograft survival

Mani Nagarajan  1 , Sakthirajan Ramanathan  1 , Jeyachandran Dhanapriya  1 , Thanigachalam Dineshkumar  1 , T Bala Subramaniyan  1 , Natarajan Gopalakrishnan  1
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Impact of acute kidney injury on renal allograft survival

Mani Nagarajan et al. Ren Fail. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the major determinants of graft survival in kidney transplantation (KTx). Renal Transplant recipients are more vulnerable to develop AKI than general population. AKI in the transplant recipient differs from community acquired, in terms of risk factors, etiology and outcome. Our aim was to study the incidence, risk factors, etiology, outcome and the impact of AKI on graft survival.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 219 renal transplant recipients (both live and deceased donor) was done.

Results: AKI was observed in 112 (51.14%) recipients, with mean age of 41.5 ± 11.2 years during follow-up of 43.2 ± 12.5 months. Etiologies of AKI were infection (47.32%), rejection (26.78%), calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) toxicity (13.39%), and recurrence of native kidney disease (NKD) (4.46%). New Onset Diabetes After Transplant (NODAT) and deceased donor transplant were the significant risk factors for AKI. During follow-up 70.53% (p = .004) of AKI recipients progressed to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in contrast to only 11.21% (p = .342) of non AKI recipients. Risk factors for CKD were AKI within first year of transplant (HR: 7.32, 95%CI: 4.37-15.32, p = .007), multiple episodes of AKI (HR: 6.92, 95%CI: 3.92-9.63, p = .008), infection (HR: 3.62, 95%CI: 2.8-5.75, p = .03) and rejection (HR: 9.92 95%CI: 5.56-12.36, p = .001).

Conclusion: Renal transplant recipients have high risk for AKI and it hampers long-term graft survival.

Keywords: AKI; CKD; graft survival; hemodialysis; kidney transplant.

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Source of infection.
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Staging of patients with AKI as per AKIN and RIFLE criteria.
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Mean graft survival between AKI and non-AKI group.
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Time for doubling of creatinine between AKI and non-AKI group.
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