Research Article

Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Dual Adult versus Single-Kidney Transplantation: Evolution of a Surgical Technique

Table 1

Pretransplant demographic data for dual (DKT) and single-kidney transplant (SKT) recipients.

DKT, SKT, value

Donor age, years, median (IQR)58 (55–66)39 (23–50)<0.001

Donor male gender 13 (44.8%)193 (39.6%)0.475

Donor race
 (i) Caucasian16 (55.2%)259 (53.2%)0.835
 (ii) African American5 (17.2%)78 (16.0%)0.797
 (iii) Hispanic 5 (17.2%)137 (28.1%)0.284

Donor terminal Cr, mg/dL, median (IQR)1.1 (0.8–1.5)1 (0.8–1.4)0.301

Donor comorbidities
 (i) Hypertension 18 (62.1%)114 (23.4%)<0.001
 (ii) Diabetes11 (37.9%)24 (4.9%)<0.001

Cold ischemia time, hours, median (IQR)20 (17–26)20 (15–26)0.547

Recipient age, years, median (IQR)61 (56–67)51 (41–61)<0.001

Recipient male gender19 (65.5%)279 (57.3%)0.384

Recipient race
 (i) Caucasian9 (31.0%)153 (31.4%)0.966
 (ii) African American9 (31.0%)168 (34.5%)0.703
 (iii) Hispanic 5 (17.2%)126 (25.9%)0.383

Recipient indication for transplant
 (i) Hypertension11 (37.9%)216 (44.4%)0.498
 (ii) Diabetes10 (34.5%)88 (18.1%)0.029

Recipient time on dialysis, years, median (IQR)2.5 (1.25–3.5)3 (1.5–5)0.101

Recipient dialysis type
 (i) Hemodialysis16 (55.2%)323 (66.3%)0.303
 (ii) Peritoneal dialysis4 (13.8%)68 (14.0%)
 (iii) Preemptive (no dialysis)9 (31.0%)96 (19.7%)

Recipient PRA ≥ 20%6 (20.7%)252 (51.7%)0.001