Table 1:

Incidence of PRES developing after transplantation between January 1, 1998 and August 31, 2006, in 21 patients (by transplanted organ)

Transplanted OrganNo. TransplantsNo. PRES (%)
Liver15229 (0.59)
Small bowel1191 (0.84)
Kidney14135 (0.35)
Kidney-pancreas2951 (0.34)
Heart3232 (0.62)
Lung4683 (0.64)
Pancreas820 (0.0)
Total422221 (0.50)
  • Note:—PRES indicates posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; kidney-pancreas transplant is separated from kidney transplant for comparison.