More Than 1000 Kidney Transplants Performed in Pamplona, Navarra: Data From the Collaborative Transplant Study

Area of Science:

• Nephrology
• Transplantation Surgery
• Immunology

Background:

• The Kidney Transplant Program at Clinica Universidad de Navarra began in 1969.
• The 1000th kidney transplant was performed in September 2015.
• Transplant data has been part of the Collaborative Transplant Study since 1983.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compare patient and graft survival rates of kidney transplants at Clinica Universidad de Navarra with European data.
• To evaluate the estimated average graft survival (half-life) of kidney transplants from our center.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of 635 kidney transplants (557 first, 78 second) performed between 1990 and 2014.
• Comparison with over 150,000 European kidney transplants from the Collaborative Transplant Study (1990-2014).
• Statistical analysis of patient and graft survival data.

Main Results:

• Kidney transplants at our center demonstrated statistically significant (P < .05) better patient and graft survival than European averages.
• Estimated half-life for first kidney transplants was 18.5 years (vs. 13.9 years in Europe).
• Estimated half-life for second kidney transplants was 15.7 years (vs. 11.2 years in Europe).

Conclusions:

• Data from the Collaborative Transplant Study confirms excellent graft survival at our center.
• Our kidney transplant program exhibits a higher estimated graft half-life compared to European benchmarks.