Factors Associated With Waiting Time to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in Transplant Candidates

Although a nationwide activation system has been developed to increase deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT), there is still enormous discrepancy between transplant need and deceased donor supply in Korea, and therefore waiting time to DDKT is still long. We need to determine the current status of waiting time and the risk factors for long waiting time. We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of the patients on the wait list for DDKT at the Seoul National University Hospital from 2000 to 2017.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - May 1, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J.-H. Ryu, T.Y. Koo, J.Y. Ha, M.R. Jung, J.W. Ha, J. Yang Tags: Asian Transplantation Week 2017 Source Type: research