Survival Rate For Kidney Transplant Patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

A successful kidney transplant depends on appropriate evaluation of the kidney recipient, expertise in the surgical procedures required to transplant the kidney and on-going monitoring after transplant to prevent kidney rejection or infections.

The length of time that a kidney transplant patient survives after surgery is a key measure of a quality outcome in kidney transplant surgery.

At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one-month, one-year and three-year survival rates are tracked for transplants patients. These statistics are compared to national averages collected by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

The table below compares key outcome measurements for kidney transplants done at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with those for the nation as a whole.

Both the numbers and percentages of kidney transplant patients surviving one month, one year and three years are highlighted.

In addition, survival rates for kidney transplant patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are also compared to expected survival rates based on national experience and to survival rates expected for kidney transplant patients with similar ages and health conditions.

The one-month and one-year survival rates reflect patients receiving their first transplant between Jan. 1, 2005 and June 30, 2007. The three-year survival rates reflect patients receiving their first transplant between July 1, 2002 and Dec. 31, 2004.

Kidney Transplant* (Adults Age 18+ only) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center U.S. Data
Patient Survival for: 1 Month 1 Year 3 Years 1 Month 1 Year 3 Years
For transplants performed Jan 2005 - June 2007 Jan 2005 - June 2007 July 2002 - Dec 2004 Jan 2005 - June 2007 Jan 2005 - June 2007 July 2002 - Dec 2004
Number of transplants 209 209 117 33,927 33,927 31,514
Percent of patients surviving at the end of period observed** 99.04% 95.33% 95.73% 99.26% 96.23% 90.85%
Expected, based on national experience*** 99.15% 95.72% 93.31%
Cedars-Sinai's survival rates compared to what is expected for similar patients Not significantly different Not significantly different Not significantly different

* These statistics reflect adults age 18+ who were having their first kidney transplant. They do not include patients who were having other organs transplanted at the same time (a kidney pancreas transplant, for example).

** Observed survival rates use the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate outcomes for patients for whom complete follow-up is not expected. Because different cohorts are followed for each time period, it is possible for the reported three-year survival to exceed one-year survival.

*** The survival rate that would be expected for the patients served by the center, given the characteristic mix of the recipient and donor (age, disease and blood type, etc.) and the experience of similar patients in the United States as a whole.

The following table reflects survival rates at the one-month, one-year and three-year points for patients under the age of 18 when they received their first transplant.

Kidney Transplant* (Pediatric age <18 only) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center U.S. Data
Patient Survival for: 1 Month 1 Year 3 Years 1 Month 1 Year 3 Years
For transplants performed Jan 2004 - June 2006 Jan 2004 - June 2006 Jan 2001 - June 2003 Jan 2004 - June 2006 Jan 2004 - June 2006 Jan 2001 - June 2003
Number of transplants 14 14 9 1,902 1,902 1,684
Percent of patients surviving at the end of period observed** 100% 100% 100% 99.63% 98.53% 97.03%

* These statistics reflect patients age 18+ who had their first kidney transplant. It does not include multiple organ transplants (such as a kidney and pancreas transplant).

** Observed survival rates use the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate outcomes for patients for whom complete follow-up is not expected. Because different cohorts are followed for each time period, it is possible for the reported three-year survival to exceed one-year survival.