[HTML][HTML] OPTN/SRTR 2019 annual data report: kidney
A Hart, KL Lentine, JM Smith, JM Miller… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the ongoing severe shortage of available kidney grafts relative to candidates in
need, data from 2019 reveal some promising trends. After remaining relatively stagnant for
many years, the number of kidney transplants has increased each year since 2015, reaching
the highest annual count to date of 24,273 in 2019. The number of patients waiting for a
kidney transplant in the United States was relatively stable, despite an increase in the
number of new candidates added in 2019 and a decrease in patients removed from the …
need, data from 2019 reveal some promising trends. After remaining relatively stagnant for
many years, the number of kidney transplants has increased each year since 2015, reaching
the highest annual count to date of 24,273 in 2019. The number of patients waiting for a
kidney transplant in the United States was relatively stable, despite an increase in the
number of new candidates added in 2019 and a decrease in patients removed from the …
