OPOs find RUM report valuable when placing non standard organs
OPO staff members discuss the Recovery and Utilization Map (RUM) report, one of the many tools available through the Data Services Portal in UNet.
UNOS and Walgreens announce transplant research project
UNOS and Walgreens are working together to study issues around transplant outcomes and medication adherence.
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.
Data in Focus: Transplants continue under HOPE Act
Implemented in November 2015, the act allows research on transplantation of organs from donors identified as HIV-positive into HIV-positive candidates.
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.