Blood flow in the skin of type 1 diabetic patients before and after combined pancreas/kidney transplantation

Improved patient survival in recipients

Improved patient survival in recipients of simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplant compared with kidney transplant alone in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease

✍ P. Mohan; K. Safi; D. M. Little; J. Donohoe; P. Conlon; J. J. Walshe; P. O'Kelly 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 101 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Background There are emerging data that simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplant (SPK) prolongs life compared with kidney transplant alone (KTA) in type 1 diabetics with end-stage renal disease. This study was a retrospective comparison of SPK with KTA in patients with type 1 diabete