The Effect of Transplant Volume and Patient Case Mix on Center Variation in Kidney Transplantation Outcomes.

Anne K TsampalierosDean FergussonStephanie DixonShane W EnglishDouglas ManuelCarl Van WalravenMonica TaljaardGreg A Knoll

Published in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2019)

Outcomes differ across the 5 transplant centers in Ontario. We did not find any strong support for our hypotheses that case mix or center volume is responsible for these differences.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
glycemic control
skeletal muscle
weight loss