Short term and long term survival rate and risk factors of graft rejection after deceased donor kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

The purpose of the current meta-analysis is to determine the short-term and long-term graft and patient survival after deceased donor (DD) transplantation, as well as to determine prognostic factors. Method : Articles published until March 2019 in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases, reporting short-term and/or long term graft and patient survival were searched. In addition to this, we included articles that analyzed the hazard ratio (HR) of graft rejection and/or patient death caused by DD related risk factors. The summary measures of this study included the survival rate, the HR of graft rejection, and patient death in response to DD related risk factors. This study, which is the first comprehensive meta-analysis of graft and patient survival rates after transplantation from the deceased donor, showed that overall short and long-term survival of graft and patient is desirable. In addition to this, it confirms that ECD and DCD recipients have a lower graft survival rate than standard donors.