SRTR modeling results available for kidney and pancreas distribution proposal
Committees are developing proposed kidney and pancreas distribution policies to replace current Donation Service Area (DSA) and regional boundaries.
Updates from kidney and pancreas committees regarding geographic distribution issues
Given the importance of addressing issues of geographic distribution in all organ policies, the chairs of both the kidney and pancreas committees wanted to give you more information about the kidney/pancreas initiative. We will continue to update you periodically as events warrant.
Learn more about the OPTN KPD program with a new dashboard
Have you ever wondered how many kidney paired donation transplants the OPTN has facilitated?
COIIN Learning Congress shared key lessons
Hospital participants will gather at a Learning Congress in Dallas August 7-8.
Learn how programs are performing non-A1, non-A1B transplants
Educational resource supplements guidance document
Similar survival rates for PAK and SPK transplants
A new study by UNOS researchers in the American Journal of Transplantation shows that sequential pancreas transplant after a kidney transplant (PAK) and simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants result in similar patient survival rates.