The pre-transplant anemic condition is independent of long-term outcome in living-related kidney transplantation.

AbstractThe relationship between pre-transplant Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and long-term outcome of living-related kidney transplantation is far from well addressed. A retrospective cohort study was conducted by reviewing the medical profile of the patients who received living-related kidney transplantations at our center from January 2006 to January 2013. Patients were divided into two groups: high Hb group (≥10 g/dL) and low Hb group ( 10 g/dL (116.2 ± 14.43 g/dL) (p < 0.001). In a follow-up of 35.34 ± 18.12 months, we did not find any difference in serum creatinine between the two groups. Low Hb concentration is not associated with increased risk of developing DGF (HR = 1.186, 95% CI: 0.53–2.654), acute rejection (HR = 1.338, 95% CI: 0.919–1.947), overall infection (HR = 1.263, 95% ...