Abstract
World kidney day on 8 March 2012 provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that surpasses dialysis treatments for the quality and quantity of life and for cost effectiveness. An experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option 50 years ago is now routine clinical practice in more than 80 countries. What was limited to a few people in a small number of academic centers is now routinely transforming lives in most high- and medium-income countries. The first successful organ transplantation occurred between identical twins in Boston on 23 December 1954. Between 1965 and 1980, patient survival progressively improved to 90%, and graft survival rose to at least 60%. Thirty years on, unsensitized recipients of first deceased- or living-donor kidney transplants can expect 1-year patient survival of 95% and transplant survival of at least 90%. Recent developments have also led to excellent results from ABO blood group-incompatible transplants in recipients with low-titer ABO antibodies (1).
Highlights
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: World kidney day on 8 March 2012 provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease that surpasses dialysis treatments for the quality and quantity of life and for cost effectiveness
World kidney day 2012 provides a focus to help spread this message to governments, all health authorities and communities across the world
World kidney day on 8 March 2012 provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that surpasses dialysis treatments for the quality and quantity of life and for cost effectiveness
Summary
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: World kidney day on 8 March 2012 provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease that surpasses dialysis treatments for the quality and quantity of life and for cost effectiveness. Short history about renal transplantation program in Iran and the world: Special focus on world kidney day 2012. World kidney day on 8 March 2012 provides a chance to reflect on the success of kidney transplantation as a therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that surpasses dialysis treatments for the quality and quantity of life and for cost effectiveness.
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