Renal transplants from older deceased donors: Is pre-implantation biopsy useful? A monocentric observational clinical study

Table 4 Mean ± SD of plasma creatinine and GFR (Cockcroft-Gault formula in donors or 24 h-creatinine clearance in recipients) in donors (D) and recipients (R; at 3 and 12 mo after transplantation) in each transplant category

Transplant category1	SKT(1-4)	SKT(> 4)	DKT
D-Pcr, mg/dL	0.88 ± 0.31	0.92 ± 0.28	0.81 ± 0.23
D-eGFR	83.9 ± 27.7	87.1 ± 26.0	79.1 ± 21.8
n	102	30	53
R-Pcr 3 mo	1.92 ± 0.98	2.12 ± 1.12	1.56 ± 0.75a
R-CCr 3 mo	45.0 ± 19.3	43.4 ± 21.8	49.6 ± 19.6
n	94	28	49
R-Pcr 12 mo	1.71 ± 0.69	1.69 ± 0.63	1.46 ± 0.57c
R-CCr 12 mo	49.6 ± 18.5	52.6 ± 18.8	55.4 ± 20.4
n	83	25	45

¹SKT_(1-4): Solitary kidney transplant, histologic score 1 to 4; SKT_{(> 4)}: Solitary kidney transplant, histological score 5 or higher; DKT: Dual kidney transplant, histological score 5 to 7;

^aP < 0.02 vs SKT_(1-4) and SKT_{(> 4)};

^cP < 0.04 SKT_(1-4). Pcr: Plasma creatinine; D: Donors; R: Recipients.