KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: OPTIMIZATION OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY
Issue:
12
Year:
2017
In the period 2009-2016, the main results of the children’s kidney transplantation program in the Republic of Belarus were recipients’ survival of 100% and graft survival of 94.4%. The immunosuppressive therapy protocol with a lower glucocorticosteroid dose demonstrated its efficiency in children weighting >40 kg, as well as immediate graft function.
Keywords:
nephrology
kidney transplantation
children
survival
corticosteroids
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