A nationwide study of regional preference and graft survival of kidney transplantation in South Korea: patterns of centralization in the capital area.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to investigate regional patterns and graft survival rates in kidney transplantation (KT) within South Korea using the National Health Insurance Service database.

Methods

By analyzing KT data from 2002 to 2017, including patient residency, KT location, and post-KT dialysis information, graft survival was assessed through post-KT dialysis and validated against Ulsan University Hospital and the Korean Organ Transplantation Registry's 2017 report.

Results

Among the 20,978 KTs, 60.5% occurred in the Korean capital, Seoul, whereas 39.5% occurred outside. The overall graft survival rate was 81.5% with a median survival duration of 57 months. Patient survival was 83.8%, with a median survival duration of 61 months. For KTs from 2002 to 2007, the 10-yea

SUBMITTER: Park JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10774698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature