[HTML][HTML] Kidney and pancreas transplantation in the United States, 1997–2006: the HRSA Breakthrough Collaboratives and the 58 DSA Challenge
AB Leichtman, D Cohen, D Keith, K O'connor… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Growth in the number of active patients on the kidney transplant waiting list has slowed.
Projections based on the most recent 5-year data suggest the total waiting list will grow at a
rate of 4138 registrations per year, whereas the active waiting list will increase at less than
one-sixth that rate, or 663 registrations per year. The last 5 years have seen a small trend
toward improved unadjusted allograft survival for living and deceased donor kidneys. Since
2004 the overall number of pancreas transplants has declined. Among pancreas recipients …
Projections based on the most recent 5-year data suggest the total waiting list will grow at a
rate of 4138 registrations per year, whereas the active waiting list will increase at less than
one-sixth that rate, or 663 registrations per year. The last 5 years have seen a small trend
toward improved unadjusted allograft survival for living and deceased donor kidneys. Since
2004 the overall number of pancreas transplants has declined. Among pancreas recipients …