Deceased donor kidney allocation: an economic evaluation of contemporary longevity matching practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Matching survival of a donor kidney with that of the recipient (longevity matching), is used in some kidney allocation systems to maximize graft-life years. It is not part of the allocation algorithm for Australia. Given the growing evidence of survival benefit due to longevity matching based allocation algorithms, development of a similar kidney allocation system for Australia is currently underway. The aim of this research is to estimate the impact that changes to costs and health outcomes arising from 'longevity matching' on the Australian healthcare system.

Methods

A decision analytic model to estimate cost-effectiveness was developed using a Markov process. Four plausible competing allocation options were compared to the current kidney allocation practice. Mo

SUBMITTER: Senanayake S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature