Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients are Related to Acute Rejection Episodes Rather Than Pretransplant Comorbidity

Abstract

Adequate immunosuppression with low frequency of rejection episodes improves the outcome for elderly kidney recipients as does a reduction of time on dialysis. CCI score at transplantation does not seem helpful in the selection of elderly patients for kidney transplantation but plays a significant role in patients under 70 years of age.