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OBJECTIVE: Graft survival rate has been improved due to newly developed immunosuppressive agents, care of recipient and operative method. However, since many risk factors are still threatening the graft survival, many studies have been underway to identify such factors, one of which has been on delayed graft function(DGF). Extending the definition of DGF to oliguria within 2 months postoperative period(POP), we began this study in order to evaluate what effects oliguria within 2 months POP have on graft survival and what are the risk factors involved. METHODS: 103 patients who have had renal transplantation performed were divided into two groups (oliguric group and non-oliguric group), based on the presence or absence of oliguria within 2 months POP. Risk factors such as the recipient factors(age, gender), donor factors(age, gender), operative factors(warm ischemia time, intraoperative urine volume), HLA typing, postoperative hypotension, postoperative hypovolemia were compared between the two groups and the impact of oliguria on graft outcome was also analysed. RESULTS: 1) 14 were Oliguric patients and 89 were nonoliguric patients. 2) One-year graft survival rate was 40% in the oliguric group and 98% in the non-oliguric group(P<0.05). 3) As the result of analyzing the risk factors, non living related donor(living non-related donor and cadaver donor) were 7(50%) in the oliguric group and 16(18%) in the non-oliguric group(P<0.05). The mean intraoperative urine volume was 442m1 in the oliguric group and 774m1 in the non-oliguric group(P<0.05). The occurrence of postoperative hypotension were 5(36%) in the oliguric group and 1(1%) in the non-oliguric group(P<0.05). Other risk factors such as the recipient fractors, donor factors, warm ischemia time, HLA typing and postoperative hypovolemia were not significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Graft survival rate in the oliguric group was lower than in the non-oliguric group. The risk factors for oliguria were non living related donor, intraoperative urine volume lower than 500m1 and postoperative hypotension. In conclusion, renal transplantation from non living related donor needs to be proceeded with caution; the maintenance of intraoperative urine volume and the prevention of postoperative hypotension are essential for better graft outcome.
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Humans , Cadaver , Graft Survival , Histocompatibility Testing , Hypotension , Hypovolemia , Immunosuppressive Agents , Ischemia , Kidney Transplantation , Oliguria , Postoperative Period , Risk Factors , Tissue Donors , Transplants , Warm IschemiaABSTRACT
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Humans , Hyperbilirubinemia, Hereditary , Siblings , Twins, MonozygoticABSTRACT
The May-Hegglin anomaly is a rare autosomal dominant trait characterized by platelet abnormalities in the peripheral blood and large (up to 5mu) pale blue staining inclusions in the cytoplasm of neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes. We experienced a case of May-Hegglin anomaly in a 7 year old male and another case out of his family. His initial complaints at the admission were petechiae and intermittent epistaxis. Diagnosis was confirmed by peripheral blood smear and family study. We report the case with brief review of related literature.
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Child , Humans , Male , Basophils , Blood Platelets , Cytoplasm , Diagnosis , Eosinophils , Epistaxis , Monocytes , Neutrophils , PurpuraABSTRACT
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