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01 August 2023: Database Analysis

Impact of Pre-Transplant Parathyroidectomy on Graft Survival: A Comparative Study of Renal Transplant Patients (2005–2015)

Ming-Hsien Tsai 12ADEF* , Mingchih Chen 34ABD* , Hung-Hsiang Liou 5AD , Tian-Shyug Lee 34B , Yen-Chun Huang 34C , Pei-Yang Liu 6F , Yu-Wei Fang 12AEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940959

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940959

Table 2 Comparison of outcomes between those with/without parathyroidectomy prior kidney transplantation.

Clinical outcomesAfter matching
PTx before KT (n=294)Non-PTx before KT (n=588)Crude HR (95% CI)p valueaHR* (95% CI)p value
EventsIR (1000 PYs)EventsIR (1000 PYs)
Graft failure603377221.40 (1.10–1.79)0.0071.52 (1.07–2.15)0.019
All-cause mortality5827122310.90 (0.69–1.16)0.4090.88 (0.63–1.21)0.419
MACE341756150.97 (0.70–1.33)0.8351.15 (0.74–1.79)0.536
Stroke7234117311.21 (0.85–1.73)0.2971.13 (0.71–1.81)0.616
Fracture1471640.84 (0.49–1.43)0.5121.91 (0.91–4.03)0.088
* Additional variables were adjusted for, including myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney transplant with complications, Charlson comorbidity index score, calcium channel blockers, insulin, and oral hypoglycemic agents, which showed significant differences between the groups with and without PTx in .
PTx – parathyroidectomy; KT – kidney transplant; IR – incidence rate; PY – per person-year; MACE – major adverse cardiac event.

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