Review Article
Does Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (Thymoglobuline®) Have a Role in Avoiding Delayed Graft Function in the Modern Era of Kidney Transplantation?
Table 1
Key risk factors for delayed graft function [
1,
3,
10–
12].
| Donor characteristics | Recipient characteristics | Immunological factors |
| Older age | Female gender | ABO incompatibility |
| Higher body mass index | Higher body mass index | Higher HLA mismatching |
| Higher terminal creatinine | African-American race | Higher panel reactive antibody levels |
| Donation after cardiac death | Diabetes | Previous transplant | Dialysis at time of transplant | Pretransplant DSA |
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DSA, donor specific antibodies.
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