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Acta medica Croatica : Časopis Akademije medicinskih znanosti Hrvatske, Vol. 66 No. 3, 2012.

Review article

RENAL TRANSPLANTATION IN THE ELDERLY: CHARACTERISTICS OF DONOR AND RECIPIENT

IVA BAČAK KOCMAN ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
MLADEN PERIĆ ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
ELEONORA GOLUŽA ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
IVICA KOCMAN ; Merkur University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital
ŽELJKO KAŠTELAN ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Urology, Zagreb, Croatia
JOSIP PASINI ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Urology, Zagreb, Croatia
PETAR KES ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Nephrology, Arterial Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation, Zagreb, Croatia
NIKOLINA BAŠIĆ JUKIĆ ; Zagreb University Hospital Center, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Nephrology, Arterial Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Aging is a natural process that occurs in all tissues and organs resulting in a decreasing functional capacity. Aging of the population results in an increased number of elderly patients who require replacement of renal function. Renal transplantation is the method of choice for this group of patients if they have no contraindications for immunosuppressive therapy. The lack of donors is the main obstacle for renal transplantation. However, the use of organs from elderly donors for transplantation in elderly recipients is an appropriate method of renal replacement therapy in this group of patients.

Keywords

aging; renal transplantation; kidney donor; kidney recipient

Hrčak ID:

97567

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/97567

Publication date:

14.2.2013.

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