Table 2.
Patient demographics and selected donor kidney characteristics
| 0.9% saline | Plasma- Lyte | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 59 | 38 | |
| Male, n (%) | 45 (76) | 24 (66) | 0.17 |
| Age (years) | 49 (20–70) | 46 (18–73) | 0.43 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| White | 29 (49) | 21 (55) | 0.67 |
| Black | 13 (22) | 6 (16) | 0.60 |
| South Asian | 14 (24) | 10 (26) | 0.64 |
| Other | 3 (5) | 1 (3) | 0.36 |
| Time on RRTa (years) | 4 (1–25) | 3 (1–31) | 0.63 |
| RRT mode prior to transplant, n (%) | |||
| Pre-emptive | 6 (10) | 7 (18) | 0.36 |
| Haemodialysis | 44 (75) | 25 (66) | 0.37 |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 9 (15) | 6 (16) | 1 |
| Donor age (years) | 52 (19–70) | 55 (19–71) | 0.41 |
| Donor type, n (%) | |||
| Live related | 15 (25) | 7 (18) | 0.47 |
| Live unrelated | 6 (10) | 3 (8) | 0.4 |
| Live combined, n (%) | 21 (35) | 10 (26) | 0.38 |
| Donation after brain death, n (%) | 21 (36) | 22 (58) | 0.24 |
| Donation after circulatory death, n (%) | 17 (29) | 6 (16) | 0.22 |
| ABO incompatible, n (%) | 6 (10) | 3 (8) | 1 |
| Cold ischaemia timeb (h) | 14 (8–17) | 14 (12–19) | 1 |
Results are presented as median and range unless stated otherwise.
a
Includes previous renal transplant.
b
For donors after brain death and donors after cardiac death only.