Review Article

Does Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (Thymoglobuline®) Have a Role in Avoiding Delayed Graft Function in the Modern Era of Kidney Transplantation?

Table 3

Variables included in a predictive model for DGF based on 1,844 deceased-donor transplants since 2007 [12].

VariableOdds ratio95  CIP value

Cold ischemia time (hours)1.061.04, 1.08<0.0001

Donor age (years)1.021.01, 1.020.0014

BMI (kg/m2)1.061.02, 1.090.0004

Donor creatinine >108 µmol/L1.761.29, 2.410.0004

No rATG1.701.30, 2.230.001

BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; DGF, delayed graft function; rATG, rabbit antithymocyte globulin.