Table 1 Previous reports on intra-arterial treatment with carbon dioxide for peripheral arterial diseases in kidney transplant recipients
Author | Pt number (M/F), and mean age (range) | Mean duration (range) after KT | Type of peripheral arterial diseases | Type of treatment | Mean volumes of CO2/IC (mL) | Mean s-Cr before treatment (mg/dL) | Mean s-Cr after treatment (mg/dL) | Complications after treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Koratala et al. [25] | 1 (1/0), 43 | 0.25 | Stenosis of KT graft artery | Balloon AG | n/a | 3.1 | 1.5 | None |
Caridi et al. [26] | 21 (13/8), n/a (22–81) | n/a | Stenosis of KT graft artery | Balloon AG | 114.6/8.5* | 1.2 | 2.3 | None |
Moresco et al. [27] | 6 (3/3), 41 (33–53) | 5.25 (0.30–13) | Stenosis of KT graft artery | Balloon AG | 20/18.3 | n/a | n/a | s-Cr elevated in one patient |
Spinosa et al. [28] | 4 (4/0), 50 (36–64) | n/a | Stenosis of KT graft artery or iliac artery | Balloon AG or stent insertion | 40/44** | 2.9 | 3.0 | Acute kidney injury occurred in one patient |
Kuo et al. [29] | 1 (0/1), 44 | 1 | Stenosis of KT graft artery | Balloon AG | n/a/0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | None |
Cheng et al. [30] | 1 (0/1), 38 | 0.25 | AVF of KT graft after biopsy | Embolization of AVF | 30/9 | 2.7 | n/a | None |
Nicolini et al. [31] | 3 (0/3), 35 (10–58) | 6.19 (2.79–10) | AVF of KT graft after biopsy | Embolization of AVF | 20/4** | 4.2 | 3.5 | None |