Monthly variance in UK renal transplantation activity: a national retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify whether renal transplant activity varies in a reproducible manner across the year.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using NHS Blood and Transplant data.

Setting

All renal transplant centres in the UK.

Participants

A total of 24 270 patients who underwent renal transplantation between 2005 and 2014.

Primary outcome

Monthly transplant activity was analysed to see if transplant activity showed variation during the year.

Secondary outcome

The number of organs rejected due to healthcare capacity was analysed to see if this affected transplantation rates.

Results

Analysis of national transplant data revealed a reproducible yearly variance in transplant activity. This activity increased in late autumn and early winter (p=0.0

SUBMITTER: Lowe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756352 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature