Report of a Consensus Conference on Transplant Program Quality and Surveillance

• Published in: American journal of transplantation Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 1988 - 1996
• Main Authors: Kasiske, B. L., McBride, M. A., Cornell, D. L., Gaston, R. S., Henry, M. L., Irwin, F. D., Israni, A. K., Metzler, N. W., Murphy, K. W., Reed, A. I., Roberts, J. P., Salkowski, N., Snyder, J. J., Sweet, S. C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.08.2012; Wiley
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Humans; Living Donors; Medical sciences; OPTN; Organ Transplantation; Program‐specific reports; Quality Assurance, Health Care; SRTR; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; USA; Program-specific reports; Graft(material); Program; Report; Transplantation; Homotransplantation; Consensus conference; Treatment; Surveillance; Surgery; Quality; Graft; SRTR; OPTN

Public reports of organ transplant program outcomes by the US Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients have been both groundbreaking and controversial. The reports are used by regulatory agencies, private insurance providers, transplant centers and patients. Failure to adequately adjust outcomes...