Kidney Transplant Failure
Conditions
Keywords
Kidney transplantation
Brief summary
The aim is to create an overview of the similarities and differences in daily practice among the different centers performing pediatric kidney transplantation in Europe. For this purpose, a Clinical Practice Snapshot will be used to provide insight in the current approaches.
Detailed description
In order to create an overview of the current care for pediatric kidney transplant (PKT) recipients a clinical practice snapshot was developed. All participating centers were asked to answer 6 clinical questions on their last 30 transplanted patients. Patient characteristics, donor charactertistics, use of stents, immunosuppressive medication and renal function are compared between centers.
Interventions
Kidney transplantation
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Kidney received \<18 years * at least one month of follow-up * transplantation and follow-up in dedicated PKT center
Exclusion criteria
* combined transplantation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graft survival | at end of follow-up at least one month | Functioning graft |
| Donor type | At transplantation | Living or deceased donor |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Immunosuppressants prescribed at discharge | 2 weeks | Immunosuppressive medication at discharge after transplant |
| Number of infections | end of follow-up, at least one month | Viral infections after transplantations |
Countries
Netherlands