Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplants: Time Evolution, Role of Acute Rejection, Risk Factors, and Impact on Patient and Graft Outcome

Table 2

Delayed graft function (DGF) in transplants with and without acute rejection episodes (ARE) occurring during the DGF period.

Posttransplant weeks	Total DGF		DGF without ARE		DGF with ARE
		%		%		%
1st	162	42.4	150	50.0	12	14.6
2nd	149	39.0	114	38.0	35	42.7
3rd	39	10.2	23	7.7	16	19.5
4th	12	3.1	6	2.0	6	7.3
>4th	20	5.3	7	2.3	13	15.9
Total DGF	382	100.0	300	100.0	82	100.0
Total transplants	1784		1576		208