Kidney Transplant Program Volumes and Outcomes

Highlights of the Kidney Transplant Program

• Surveillance transplant biopsies conducted at six months, one year, and two years post-transplant
• Epitope Matching conducted to permit donor/recipient matching at more detailed level than only using HLA
• Phamacokinetic guided dosing of mycophenolate mofetil to enhance the personalized medicine approach to immunosuppression
• Transition program based on a multidisciplinary curriculum and a coordinated effort between pediatric and adult transplant teams

Kidney transplant volumes

The number of pediatric kidney transplants performed at Children’s Mercy between 2015 and 2022.

Kidney recipient age

The age of patients who received pediatric kidney transplants at  Children’s Mercy between 2018 and 2022.

Primary disease at kidney transplant (2022)

The primary diagnoses of patients who received pediatric kidney transplants at Children’s Mercy in 2022.

Kidney transplant outcomes

SRTR, January 2024

Children’s Mercy Kansas City has outstanding pediatric kidney transplant patient and graft survival while caring for complex patients at all ages. The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) tracks outcome metrics including graft and patient survival. Access the SRTR outcomes.