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OPTN/SRTR 2012 Annual Data Report: kidney.
- Source :
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American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons [Am J Transplant] 2014 Jan; Vol. 14 Suppl 1, pp. 11-44. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- For most end-stage renal disease patients, successful kidney transplant provides substantially longer survival and better quality of life than dialysis, and preemptive transplant is associated with better outcomes than transplants occurring after dialysis initiation. However, kidney transplant numbers in the us have not changed for a decade. Since 2004, the total number of candidates on the waiting list has increased annually. Median time to transplant for wait-listed adult patients increased from 2.7 years in 1998 to 4.2 years in 2008. The discard rate of deceased donor kidneys has also increased, and the annual number of living donor transplants has decreased. The number of pediatric transplants peaked at 899 in 2005, and has remained steady at approximately 750 over the past 3 years; 40.9% of pediatric candidates undergo transplant within 1 year of wait-listing. Graft survival continues to improve for both adult and pediatric recipients. Kidney transplant is one of the most cost-effective surgical interventions; however, average reimbursement for recipients with primary Medicare coverage from transplant through 1 year posttransplant was comparable to the 1-year cost of care for a dialysis patient. Rates of rehospitalization are high in the first year posttransplant; annual costs after the first year are lower.<br /> (© Copyright 2013 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Child
Cytomegalovirus Infections epidemiology
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections epidemiology
Graft Rejection epidemiology
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic surgery
Kidney Transplantation adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation economics
Reoperation statistics & numerical data
Tissue Donors supply & distribution
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Treatment Outcome
United States epidemiology
Waiting Lists
Kidney Transplantation statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1600-6143
- Volume :
- 14 Suppl 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24373166
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.12579