Effect of donor-recipient age difference on graft function and survival in live-donor kidney transplantation

Abstract

Background. Renal transplant recipients of older deceased-donor kidneys have reduced allograft survival. However, the impact of donor-recipient age difference on live-donor kidney transplant outcomes, where donors are older than recipients, remains unclear.Methods. Using the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, all primary live-donor kidney transplant recipients in Australia from 1991 to 2006 were studied. Donor-recipient age difference was divided into four categories (donor-recipient