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INTRODUCTION: Early postoperative renal transplant vein thrombosis results in graft loss. We evaluate the effect of administering aspirin 75 mg daily for 28 days following transplantation. METHODS: Prospectively collected data on the outcome of all transplants undertaken in our unit in the five-year period from January 1997 to January 2002 were reviewed, and in cases of graft failure before three months the cause was defined. RESULTS: In the study period, a total of 401 transplants were undertaken (311 cadaveric and 90 living related). There was one case of renal transplant vein thrombosis (0.25%). This represents a significant reduction on the unit's historical incidence of 5.8%, P < 0.001. CONCLUSION: Aspirin 75 mg daily is adequate to virtually abolish renal transplant vein thrombosis and has a role in thromboprophylaxis in other situations where heparin is contraindicated.

Original publication

DOI

10.1258/026835507780346187

Type

Journal article

Journal

Phlebology

Publication Date

2007

Volume

22

Pages

83 - 85

Keywords

Adult, Aged, Aspirin, Clinical Protocols, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Fibrinolytic Agents, Graft Rejection, Humans, Kidney Transplantation, Male, Middle Aged, Program Evaluation, Retrospective Studies, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Venous Thrombosis