Next phase of COIIN underway
A new group of participants will refine and build upon approaches developed during the initial pilot phase.
Hurricane Preparedness
The UNOS Organ Center is actively supporting the transplant hospitals and organ procurement organizations in the areas being impacted by current catastrophic conditions.
Odds for receiving a kidney transplant now equal for black, white and Hispanic candidates
Recent improvements in national kidney transplant policy have evened the rates at which African-American, Hispanic and Caucasian transplant candidates receive kidneys from deceased donors, according to UNOS data.
Data in focus – kidney transplants for highly sensitized recipients
UNOS researchers developed a methodology for quantifying how OPTN allocation policy is meeting the needs of transplant candidates. The first Equity in Access report (available on the OPTN website) studies the effects of the kidney allocation system (KAS) on recipients of deceased donor kidneys.
UNOS researchers examine rise in kidney discard rate over time
Read the online version that appeared in journal Transplantation.
UNOS researchers examine rise in kidney discard rate
Five UNOS researchers recently analyzed factors underlying the steady increase in discards of deceased donor kidneys recovered for transplantation.