Outcome of Third Renal Allograft Retransplants Versus Primary Transplants from Paired Donors

BACKGROUND: Third kidney retransplants have technical and immunologic hurdles that may preclude success, which is of particular importance in the contemporary context of discrepancy between organ supply and demand. METHODS: The outcomes of third renal transplant recipients (TRTR) were compared with those receiving a first transplant from paired donor kidneys to assess transplant success and complication rates. The Ontario-based Trillium Gift of …