Sara Shahrestani, Kerry Hitos, Amy Hort, Erin Spike, Thomas J Gibbons, Rebecca Lendzion, Lawrence Yuen, Henry C Pleass, Wayne J Hawthorne
BACKGROUND: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation can be complicated by thrombosis in the early post-transplant period. METHODS: We performed a single-center retrospective study examining risk factors, management, and outcomes of modern era SPK transplants. We reviewed 235 recipients over 10 years (January 1, 2008, to September 1, 2017). We used multivariate analysis to examine donor, recipient, and operative risk factors for thrombosis. RESULTS: Forty-one patients (17%) had a thrombosis diagnosed on postoperative imaging, but 61% of these patients (n = 25/41) did not lose their graft secondary to the thrombosis...
January 5, 2021: Transplantation Proceedings