Building kidney exchange programmes in Europe-an overview of exchange practice and activities
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023001%3A_____%2F19%3A00078390" target="_blank" >RIV/00023001:_____/19:00078390 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613834/pdf/tp-103-1514.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613834/pdf/tp-103-1514.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000002432" target="_blank" >10.1097/TP.0000000000002432</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Building kidney exchange programmes in Europe-an overview of exchange practice and activities
Original language description
Background. Considerable differences exist among the living donor Kidney Exchange Programmes (KEPs) that are in use and being built in Europe, contributing to a variation in the number of living donor transplants (Newsletter Transplant; International figures on donation and transplantation 2016). Efforts of European KEPs to exchange (best) practices and share approaches to address challenges have, however, been limited. Methods. Experts from 23 European countries, collaborating on the European Network for Collaboration on Kidney Exchange Programmes Cooperation on Science and Technology Action, developed a questionnaire to collect detailed information on the functioning of all existing KEPs in Europe, as well as their opportunities and challenges. Following a comparative analysis, results were synthesized and interpreted by the same experts. Results. The practices, opportunities and challenges reported by 17 European countries reveal that some of the 10 operating programs are mature, whereas others are in earlier stages of development. Over 1300 transplants were performed through existing KEPs up to the end of 2016, providing approximately 8% of their countries' living kidney donations in 2015. All countries report challenges to either initiating KEPs or increasing volumes. Some challenges are shared, whereas others differ because of differences in context (eg, country size, effectiveness of deceased donor program) and ethical and legal considerations (eg, regarding living donation as such, nonrelated donors, and altruistic donation). Transnational initiatives have started in Central Europe, Scandinavia, and Southern Europe. Conclusions. Exchange of best practices and shared advancement of national programs to address existing challenges, aided by transnational exchanges, may substantially improve access to the most (cost) effective treatment for the increasing number of patients suffering from kidney disease.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30213 - Transplantation
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Transplantation
ISSN
0041-1337
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
103
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
1514-1522
UT code for WoS article
000480685400037
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85068821560