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 2019 and 2024.

Kidney recipient age

The age of patients who received pediatric kidney transplants at Children’s Mercy between 2019 and 2024.

Kidney transplant by Diagnosis (FY24)

The diagnoses of patients who received pediatric kidney transplants at Children’s Mercy in fiscal year 2024.

Kidney transplant outcomes

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, July 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.