2016-02-01
A High Comorbidity Score Should Not be a Contraindication for Kidney Transplantation
Publication
Publication
Transplantation , Volume 100 - Issue 2 p. 400- 406
Background Currently, potential kidney transplant patients more often suffer from comorbidities. The Charlson Comorbidity
Index (CCI) was developed in 1987 and is the most used comorbidity score. We questioned to what extent number and severity
of comorbidities interfere with graft and patient survival. Besides, we wondered whether the CCI was best to study the influence of
comorbidity in kidney transplant patients.
Methods In our center, 1728 transplants were performed between 2000 and 2013.
There were 0.8% cases with missing values. Nine pretransplant comorbidity covariates were defined: cardiovascular
disease, cerebrovascular accident, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, lung disease, malignancy, other
organ transplantation, and human immunodeficiency virus positivity. The CCI used was unadjusted for recipient age. The
Rotterdam Comorbidity in Kidney Transplantation score was developed, and its influence was compared to the CCI. Kaplan-
Meier analysis and multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis, corrected for variables with a known significant influence,
were performed.
Results We noted 325 graft failures and 215 deaths. The only comorbidity covariate that significantly influenced
graft failure censored for death was peripheral vascular disease. Patient death was significantly influenced by cardiovascular
disease, other organ transplantation, and the total comorbidity scores. Model fit was best with the Rotterdam Comorbidity
in Kidney Transplantation score compared to separate comorbidity covariates and the CCI. In the population with the highest
comorbidity score, 50% survived more than 10 years.
Conclusions Despite the negative influence of comorbidity, patient
survival after transplantation is remarkably good. This means that even patients with extensive comorbidity should be considered
for transplantation.
Additional Metadata | |
---|---|
doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000000973, hdl.handle.net/1765/90041 | |
Transplantation | |
Organisation | Department of Internal Medicine |
Hol - Laging, M., Kal-Van Gestel, J., van de Wetering, J., IJzermans, J., Betjes, M., Weimar, W., & Roodnat, J. (2016). A High Comorbidity Score Should Not be a Contraindication for Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation, 100(2), 400–406. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000000973 |