Developing a national allocation model for cadaveric kidneys

The UNOS Kidney Allocation Model (UKAM) is a software tool for the simulation and analysis of national cadaveric kidney and kidney-pancreas allocation policies for transplantation. UKAM is modular and is designed to enable easy updating of the various components as new data become available. UKAM�...

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Published in2000 Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.00CH37165) Vol. 2; pp. 1971 - 1977 vol.2
Main Authors Taranto, S.E., Harper, A.M., Edwards, E.B., Rosendale, J.D., McBride, M.A., Daily, O.P., Murphy, D., Poos, B., Reust, J., Schmeiser, B.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2000
Subjects
Analytical models
Blood
Demography
Diseases
Industrial engineering
Intelligent networks
Liver
Medical treatment
Procurement
Software tools
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Summary:The UNOS Kidney Allocation Model (UKAM) is a software tool for the simulation and analysis of national cadaveric kidney and kidney-pancreas allocation policies for transplantation. UKAM is modular and is designed to enable easy updating of the various components as new data become available. UKAM's flexibility gives the user the ability to create and evaluate an almost infinite number of detailed allocation policies. This will enable the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to make decisions based on quantitative data when considering changes in organ allocation policies.
ISBN:0780365798
9780780365797
DOI:10.1109/WSC.2000.899194