Kidney transplant program

Volumes and outcomes

Pediatric kidney transplant volumes

The pediatric kidney transplant program at Children's Memorial Hospital has performed nearly 580 kidney transplants, including living and deceased donor transplants, since the program's inception in 1964. This number places Children's Memorial among the national leaders in volumes.

Figure 1: This graph represents the number of pediatric kidney transplants, including living and deceased donor transplants, performed by Children's Memorial Hospital on all patients from January 2003 through August 9, 2011. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS site.

Data Source: UNOS and internal hospital data

Figure 2: This graph represents the number of pediatric kidney transplants performed on all patients by age from January 1988, when the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) began tracking the data, through August 9, 2011. Find more information on transplant volumes on the UNOS site.

Data Source: UNOS and internal hospital data

Pediatric kidney transplant outcomes

Children's Memorial Hospital boasts exceptional pediatric kidney transplant survival rates for both patient and graft (also called organ), with three-year patient and graft survival rates well above the national average.

Figure 3: The table above compares one-month, one-year, and three-year patient and graft survival rates for pediatric kidney transplants for Children's Memorial with the national average.

Data updated January 23, 2012

1-month and 1-year data for patients transplanted between 7/1/2008-12/31/2010

3-year data for patients transplanted between 1/1/2006-6/30/2008

Find more information on the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients site.

Data Source: Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients

Content last reviewed: May 2012