• Cochrane Db Syst Rev · Oct 2007

    Review Meta Analysis

    Calcium channel blockers for preventing acute tubular necrosis in kidney transplant recipients.

    • I R Shilliday and M Sherif.
    • Monklands Hospital, Renal Unit, Monkscourt Avenue, Airdrie, UK, ML6 0JS. ilona.shilliday@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
    • Cochrane Db Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17; 2007 (4): CD003421CD003421.

    BackgroundThe incidence of delayed graft function in cadaveric grafts has increased over the last few years due in part to the large demand for cadaveric kidneys necessitating the use of kidneys from marginal donors. Calcium channel blockers have the potential to reduce the incidence of post-transplant acute tubular necrosis (ATN) if given in the peri-operative period. However, there is controversy surrounding their use in this situation with no consensus as to their efficacy.ObjectivesTo evaluate the benefits and harms of using calcium channel blockers in the peri-transplant period in patients at risk of ATN following cadaveric kidney transplantation.Search StrategyWe searched the Cochrane Renal Group's specialised register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, in The Cochrane Library) MEDLINE (from 1966) and EMBASE (from 1980). The Trials Search Coordinator was contacted to develop the search strategy. Date of last search: January 2007Selection CriteriaRandomised controlled trials comparing calcium channel blockers given in the peri-transplant period with controls were included. Quasi-randomised trials were excluded.Data Collection And AnalysisData was extracted and quality assessed independently by two reviewers, with differences resolved by discussion. Dichotomous outcomes are reported as relative risk (RR) and measurements on continuous scales are reported as mean differences (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Main ResultsThirteen trials (724 participants) were suitable for inclusion. Treatment with calcium channel blockers in the peri-transplant period was associated with a significant decrease in the incidence of post-transplant ATN (RR 0.62, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.85) and delayed graft function (RR 0.55, 95% CI 0.42 to 0.73). There was no difference between control and treatment groups in graft loss, mortality, requirement for haemodialysis. There was insufficient information to comment on adverse events.Authors' ConclusionsThese results suggest that calcium channel blockers given in the peri-operative period may reduce the incidence of ATN post-transplantation. The result should be treated with caution due to the heterogeneity of the trials which made comparison of studies and pooling of data difficult.

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