Sequential Changes in Coagulation After Renal Transplantation – A Thromboelastogram Study

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether the use of kidney allograft with multiple renal arteries adversely affects post transplant out come and complications. Background: Transplantation of kidney with multiple renal arteries is generally avoided. The disadvantages of multiple vessel graft includes technical diffi culty to anastomose, longer warm ischaemia and hence increased incidence of ATN, early graft dysfunction, various urologic and vascular complications. Methods: We reviewed the records of 35 living related adult kidney transplants done at our centre over a period of 3 years (