Abstract
The overall number of pancreas transplants continued to increase to 1027 in 2018, after a nadir of 947 in 2015. New additions to waiting list remained stable, with 1485 candidates added in 2018. Proportions of patients with type II diabetes waiting for transplant (14.6%) and undergoing transplant (14.8%) have steadily increased since 2016. Waiting times for simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant have decreased; median months to transplant was 13.5 for simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant and 19.7 for pancreas transplant alone in 2018. Outcomes, including patient and kidney survival, as well as rejection rates, have improved consistently over the past several years. Pancreas graft survival data are being collected by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and will be included in a future report once there are sufficient cohorts for analysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-192 |
Number of pages | 62 |
Journal | American Journal of Transplantation |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | s1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- pancreas after kidney transplant
- Pancreas transplant
- pancreas transplant alone
- simultaneous kidney pancreas transplant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Transplantation
- Pharmacology (medical)