Open AccessFactors Influencing Outcome After Deceased Heart Beating Donor Kidney Transplantation in the United Kingdom: An Evidence Base for a New National Kidney Allocation Policy
Author(s) -
Johnson Rj,
Susan V. Fuggle,
John D. O’Neill,
Samantha Start,
J. Andrew Bradley,
John Forsythe,
Chris Rudge
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181c90287
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney , kidney transplantation , transplantation , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , kidney disease , surgery , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , endocrinology
Outcomes after deceased heart beating donor kidney transplantation are good, but survival rates vary according to a number of donor-, recipient-, and transplant-related factors. This comprehensive analysis of transplant outcomes was undertaken to inform development of a new Kidney Allocation Scheme.