Clinical Study

Pancreas Transplantation: Does Age Increase Morbidity?

Table 4

Non-surgical infectious complications.

<50 years of age
≥50 years of age
P value

Avg. No. of Bacterial Infections/Patient2.252.47.72
Avg. No. of Viral Infections/Patient0.390.35.88
Avg. No. of Fungal Infections/Patient0.130.06.27
Avg. No. of Infections Requiring Hospitalization/Patient0.861.18.53
Incidence of CMV,
(%)
22 (18%)3 (18%).93
PTLD, (%)1 (0.8%)1 (5.9%).24

CMV: Cytomegalovirus, PTLD: Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder.