N at Risk

DGF – dialysis first week only

DGF – dialysis in 2 periods†

DGF – dialysis in more than 2 periods†

No DGF – some dialysis

No DGF – no dialysis

p-value*

 

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Rejection††

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 year post transplant

37,533

314 (2.6)

99 (4.6)

88 (8.5)

71 (4.7)

389 (1.9)

<0.0001

   2 year post transplant

37,533

574 (4.7)

173 (8.1)

130 (12.5)

109 (7.2)

817 (4.0)

<0.0001

   3 year post transplant

37,533

709 (5.9)

198 (9.3)

151 (14.5)

132 (8.7)

1060 (5.1)

<0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mean (std)

mean (std)

mean (std)

mean (std)

mean (std)

 

Length of stay‡

22,269

11.6 (31.7)

13.1 (55.4)

17.6 (83.7)

11.3 (31.9)

9.4 (45.9)

<0.0001

Creatinine‡

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Discharge

36,867

4.2 (2.9)

6.7 (3.5)

7.3 (3.4)

2.9 (2.4)

2.2 (1.6)

<0.0001

   6 month post 
      transplant

35,514

1.7 (0.8)

1.9 (1.0)

2.1 (1.1)

1.7 (0.8)

1.5 (0.7)

<0.0001

   1 year post transplant

33,957

1.7 (0.8)

1.9 (1.0)

2.1 (1.0)

1.8 (1.1)

1.5 (0.7)

<0.0001

GFR‡

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Discharge

36,867

27.3 (21.0)

15.4 (16.2)

13.7 (15.9)

40.6 (43.6)

45.9 (35.4)

<0.0001

   6 month post
       transplant

35,514

52.7 (22.9)

48.1 (20.5)

44.7 (21.6)

52.3 (32.9)

57.3 (22.1)

<0.0001

   1 year post transplant

33,957

52.5 (21.1)

47.9 (20.1)

44.4 (20.5)

51.9 (21.0)

56.7 (22.7)

<0.0001

* P value for the difference in trait distribution according to early post-transplant dialysis utilization was computed by the Chi-square test for categorical variables and
ANOVA F-tests for continuous variables.
†Periods of early dialysis were first week, the second week, weeks 3 or 4, the second month and the third month post-transplant
†† Rejection is defined as any OPTN reported rejection in within 3 years post-transplant.
Table 4: Graft outcomes according to early post-transplant dialysis utilization.