Patient survival scale after kidney transplant from deceased donors in Veracruz, Mexico

Background: The Estimated Post Transplant Survival (EPTS) score is calculated based on age, the presence of diabetes mellitus, years on dialysis, and prior organ transplant. The EPTS score has been validated in other countries. Objective: To apply and assess the EPTS score in our population of deceased-donor kidney transplants. Materials and methods: Retrospective study of adult deceased-donor kidney transplants from January, 2003, to December, 2016. For the statistical analysis it was used Spearman's correlation, receiver-operator curves (ROC) and Kaplan-Meier curves. A p value 20: 7.03 +/- 0.9 years (95% CI, 5.1-8.9) (p = 0.001). Each 20% increase of EPTS, patient survival time diminished (p = 0.0001). Conclusions: The EPTS score is a useful tool for establishing survival in adult Mexican recipients of deceased-donor kidney transplants.