Annual Progress Report from the Japanese Renal Transplant Registry: Number of Renal Transplantation in 2013 and Follow-up Survey

Abstract

A number of 1,586 kidney transplants including 1,431 from living donors, 67 from non-heart-beating donors and 88 from heart-beating donors were performed in 2013 in Japan.
The data obtained from the Japanese Renal Transplant Registry are shown and analyzed in this annual report. The characteristics of recipients and donors such as relationships, original diseases, duration of dialysis therapy, blood transfusion, the status of viral antigens and antibodies, pretransplant complications, the causes of death of deceased donors, ischemic time and the histocompatibilities are described. In addition, immunosuppressants used initially and other treatments are analyzed.
We also reported the results of follow-up survey for all recipients and donors of the transplants from living donors.