@article{10902/35931,
year = {2024},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/35931},
abstract = {Background: Preemptive kidney transplantation (PEKT) has better outcomes when compared with transplantation after dialysis. We aimed to examine trends in PEKT between 2000 and 2019 in Europe and to provide an overview of associated policies, barriers and initiatives.
Methods: Adult patients from 12 European countries who received a preemptive kidney transplant were included. The representatives of the registries providing these data were questioned on the policies, barriers and initiatives around PEKT.
Results: Between 2000 and 2019, 20-251 adults underwent PEKT [11-169 from living donors (LDs), 8937 from deceased donors (DDs)]. The proportion of first kidney transplantations that were preemptive more than doubled from 7% in 2000 to 18% in 2019, reflecting a similar relative increase for LD kidney recipients (from 21% to 43%) and DD kidney recipients (from 4% to 11%). Large international differences were found. The increase in PEKT was observed across all age, sex and primary renal disease groups. Countries had similar criteria for preemptive waitlisting. Barriers mentioned included donor shortage, late referral to the transplant center and long donor or recipient work-up. Suggested initiatives included raising awareness on the possibility of PEKT, earlier start and shorter work-up time for recipient and LD.
Conclusions: Over the last two decades the proportion of patients receiving a first kidney transplant preemptively has more than doubled, reflecting a similar relative increase for living and DD kidney recipients.},
organization = {The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry is funded by the ERA. This article was written by A. Kramer et al. on behalf of the ERA Registry which is an official body of the ERA. C.G.M.V. received funding from the Department of Nephrology from the Antwerp University Hospital.},
publisher = {Oxford University Press},
publisher = {Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation: Official Publication of The European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2024, 39, 2100-2112},
title = {Time trends in preemptive kidney transplantation in Europe: an ERA registry study},
author = {Kramer, Anneke and Boenink, Rianne and Mercado Vergara, Cynthia G. and Bell, Samira and Kerschbaum, Julia and Rodríguez Arévalo, Olga and Mazuecos, Auxiliadora and Vries, Aiko P. J. de and Reisaeter, Anna V. and Wong, Esther H. S. and Lundgren, Torbjörn and Valentín Muñoz, María de la Oliva and Ordóñez Álvarez, Flor A. and Melilli, Edoardo and Finne, Patrik and Segelmark, Marten and Couchoud, Cécile and Sorensen, Soren S. and Ferraro, Pietro Manuel and Arnol, Miha},
}