Identification of Risk Factors for Vascular Thrombosis May Reduce Early Renal Graft Loss: A Review of Recent Literature

Table 1

RAT: Renal artery thrombosis, RVT: renal vein thrombosis, ^¤: mean, *: % deceased, **: see text, c.s.: case series, c.r.: chart review, N/A: not available.

Author	Nationality	Year	N	Recipient age	Donor*	RAT + RVT	RAT	RVT	Study design
Jordan [9]	Canada, Toronto	1970–1980	341	13–67	84	4.4% (15)	3.5% (12)	0.9% (3)	Consecutive c.s.
Penny [5]	Australia, ANZDATA	1980–1992	6153	N/A	N/A	2.2% (134)	1.1% (70)	1.0% (64)	Case-control**
Murphy [10]	Ireland, Belfast	1989–1992	202	adults	N/A	4.5% (9)	1.0% (2)	3.5% (7)	Retrospective
Stechman [11]	UK, Oxford	1997–1992	401	27–75	78	1.0% (4)	0.75% (3)	0.25% (1)	Prospective
Benedetti [12]	USA, Minnesota	1985–1993	998	16–74	51	1.4% (14)	0.4% (4)	1.0% (10)	Retrospective
Bakir [6]	Holland, Groningen	1986–1994	558	14–71	100	6.1% (34)	2.0% (11)	3.4% (19)	Consecutive c.s.
Ojo [13]	USA, UNOS	1990–1996	84513	>18	N/A	0.9% (751)	N/A	N/A	Case-control**
Perez [14]	Spain, A Coruña	1988–1997	827	44^¤	100	5.7% (47)	2.3% (19)	3.4% (28)	Retrospective
Englesbe [15]	USA, Michigan	1993–1997	714	all	43	1.82% (13)	0.8% (6)	1.0% (7)	Consecutive c.s.
Samhan [16]	Kuwait, Hawaly	1993–1998	151	all	24	3.3% (5)	2.6% (4)	0.7% (1)	N/A
Osman [17]	Egypt, Mansoura	1976–1999	1200	5–62	0	0.5% (12)	0.4% (5)	0.1% (1)	Consecutive c.s.
Mazzucchi [18]	Brazil, Sao Paulo	1995–1999	356	18–70	64	1.4% (5)	0.3% (1)	1.12% (4)	Retrospective c.r.
Parada [19]	Portugal, Coimbra	1980–2001	1000	41^¤	98	0.9% (9)	0.6% (6)	0.3% (3)	Prospective
Orlic [20]	Croatia, Rijka	1971–2002	725	N/A	53	1.1% (8)	0.6% (4)	0.6% (4)	N/A
Hernández [21]	Spain, Tenerife	1996–2004	870	18–76	100	4.8% (42)	3% (26)	1.8% (16)	Retrospective c.r.
Sanni [22]	UK, Newcastle	1990–2005	1308	N/A	93	2.8% (36)	N/A	N/A	Retrospective
Dimitroulis [23]	Greece, Athens	1980–2005	1367	N/A	44	2.3% (31)	2% (27)	0.3% (7)	Consecutive
Salehipour [24]	Iran, Shiraz	1988–2006	1500	4–70	20	1.1% (16)	0.6% (9)	0.5% (7)	Retrospective c.r.
Amézquita [25]	Spain, Madrid	1990–2006	772	N/A	100	5.5% (42)	N/A	N/A	Case-control**