Cigarette smoking in renal transplant recipients

Yavuz, A; Tuncer, Murat; GURKAN, ALIHAN; Demirbas, A; Suleymanlar, GÜLTEKİN; Ersoy, FETTAH; Yakupoglu, G

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.11.051

Cigarette smoking in renal transplant recipients

Yavuz A., Tuncer M., GURKAN A., Demirbas A., Suleymanlar G., Ersoy F. F., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.36, no.1, pp.108-110, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 36 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2004
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.11.051
Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.108-110
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cigarette smoking may adversely influence patient and graft survival. In Europe and the United States the prevalence of cigarette smoking in dialysis patients is 35% to 40% and 25%, respectively. In Turkey, the estimated prevalence of cigarette smoking rate in the normal population is 26%. This study evaluated the rate of smoking in 63 cadaveric, and 158 living-related renal transplant recipients including (150 men, and 76 women of 38 12 years; range, 8 to 70) who were operated between 1986 and 2001.