Abstract
There have been significant changes in the rates and characteristics of patients and donors of pancreas transplantation in the United States. These include changes in the number of transplants and outcomes following transplantation. This chapter uses data derived from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the national Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) to characterize trends in pancreas transplantation over the last two decades in the United States from 1995 to 2017. Notable changes include the initial rise and subsequent decline in the national volume of transplants, decline in donor age, increased incidence of pancreas transplants to nonwhite recipients and marked variation in pancreas transplantation by US transplant center. Further consideration for how these changes affect the health of patients with potential benefit from pancreas transplantation are warranted.
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