Kidney transplant exchange program When transplantation rates are calculated as relative to the number of In 2014, there were two kidney treated dialysis patients, the exchange chains completed, providing 2 transplantation rates remained highly kidney transplants each. variable (Figure 29). ABO incompatible transplantation In 2014, the transplantation rate per 100 In 2014, there were 5 ABO incompatible dialysis patients ranged from 0.3 at kidney transplants performed at Hawkes Bay to 9.0 at Capital Coast. The Auckland and 2 at Canterbury (Table 3). national average was 5 per 100 dialysis patients. Table 3 Summary of ABO blood group The wide variation in transplantation incompatible kidney transplantation rates between referring DHBs is Transplant observed year on year and likely to be DHB Referring DHB Number related to complex practice and Auckland Waitemata 2 characteristics. Auckland Counties 1 Manukau Auckland Capital Coast 1 Auckland Taranaki 1 Canterbury Canterbury 2
When transplantation rates are calculated as relative to the number of treated dialysis patients, the transplantation rates remained highly variable (Figure 29). In 2014, the transplantation rate per 100 dialysis patients ranged from 0.3 at Hawkes Bay to 9.0 at Capital Coast. The national average was 5 per 100 dialysis patients. The wide variation in transplantation rates between referring DHBs is observed year on year and likely to be related to complex practice and characteristics. Kidney transplant exchange program In 2014, there were two kidney exchange chains completed, providing 2 kidney transplants each. ABO incompatible transplantation In 2014, there were 5 ABO incompatible kidney transplants performed at Auckland and 2 at Canterbury (Table 3). Table 3 Summary of ABO blood group incompatible kidney transplantation Transplant DHB Referring DHB Number Auckland Waitemata 2 Auckland Counties Manukau 1 Auckland Capital Coast 1 Auckland Taranaki 1 Canterbury Canterbury 2
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