The UK Pancreas Allocation Scheme for Whole Organ and Islet Transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2443-2455

  Hudson, A ^a   Bradbury, L ^a   Johnson, R ^a   Fuggle, S V ^a,b   Shaw, J A M ^c   Casey, J J ^d   Friend, P J ^b   Watson, C J E ^e  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical research; islet transplantation; islets of Langerhans; organ allocation; organ procurement and allocation; pancreas; pancreas kidney transplantation; practice; registry analysis; simultaneous registry

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; CHILD; DONOR; FOLLOW UP; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939567087     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13284     Document Type: Article

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