Epidemiological profile and acute complications in kidney transplant recipients of Acre’s state

Abstract

Kidney transplantation was the first procedure used to treat terminal failure organs. Nowadays Brazil has the biggest public system of organ and tissue transplantation, being in the second place in such proceeding behind the United States of America. Kidney transplantation is the choice to patients with kidney’s terminal chronic insufficiency; it has no counter indication, since it offers best rehabilitation with few socials costs. Purpose: This study describes social and clinical profile of kidney transplantation patients, and it approaches complications arisen in post-transplantation confinement in Hospital das Clínicas do Acre. Methods: In order to get these objectives, it was performed consultations on the medical registers of all patients submitted to kidney transplantation between January 2010 and June 2011 at Hospital das Clínicas do Acre. Results: Fifteen patients were transplanted during such period being the majority (nine) male. The average age was 29.87, being fifteen the minimum and 65 years the maximum age. The majority was from Rio Branco – AC. Three patients had complications other than rejection. Conclusion: This study offered a great level of knowledge on the reality of patients who were submitted to transplantation in the state of Acre and it may cooperate to the progress of taking care of patient on the waiting list for transplantation and patients in post kidney trans- plantation.