Annual Progress Report from the Japanese Renal Transplant Registry: Number of Renal Transplantations in 2019 and Follow-up Survey

Abstract

A total of 2,057 kidney transplants including 1,827 from living donors, 54 from non-heart-beating donors and 176 from heart-beating donors were performed in 2019 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, status of viral antigens and antibodies, pretransplant complications, causes of death of deceased donors, ischemic time and histocompatibilities are described. In addition, immunosuppressants used initially and other treatments are analyzed.

We also report the results of follow-up survey for recipients and living donors.