Transplant Care

The Transplant Institute at BIDMC cares for patients with end stage kidney, pancreas or liver disease. The Transplant Team is a multidisciplinary group of experts who are committed to compassionate patient involvement during the initial evaluation, pre-transplant care, transplant surgery and follow-up care.  Learn more about the Transplant Institute.

Transplant Care: Performance Summary


BIDMC Volume
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08
Transplant Volume by Organ Type1
Liver 34 48 19 25
Pancreas 21 12 8 6
Kidney
Organ from Living Donor 35 36 33 27
Organ from Deceased Donor 35 32 30 26
Total Organ Transplants 125 128 90 84
BIDMC Performance
(Months)		 New England UNOS Performance
(Months)
Waiting Time/Median Months on Wait List2
Liver 10.7 11.0
Pancreas 17.4 25.9
Kidney 27.0 31.1
BIDMC Performance (1/1/04 thru 6/30/06) National Database (1/1/04 thru 6/30/06)
One Year Survival Rate by Organ Type3
Kidney 97% 96%
Liver 86% 87%
Pancreas 100% 97%

BIDMC Before Transplant BIDMC 1 Yr. After Transplant
Patients' Perception in Quality of Life Changes4
Physical Functioning (A higher score is better.)
Kidney 40 46
Liver 36 43
Pancreas 37 44
Mental Functioning (A higher score is better.)
Kidney 46 50
Liver 43 49
Pancreas 42 46
BIDMC Performance CY2007 Internal Goal CY20076
Living Donor Satisfaction5 (A higher score is better.)
Satisfaction with the quality of medical care during their hospitalization 86% 100%
Satisfaction with quality of follow-up care received after surgery 86% 100%
Satisfaction with the entire donation experience 100% 100%

1 BIDMC Administrative/Patient Level Database. Based on the transplant date.
2 2006 OPTN/SRTR Annual Report 1994-2006. HHS/HRSA/HSB/DOT; UNOS (United Network of Organ Sharing); Arbor Research Collaborative for Health.
3 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR Data)
4 US general population reference: Ware JE, Kosinski M, Dewey JE. How to Score Version Two of the SF-36® Health Survey. Lincoln, RI: QualityMetric Incorporated, 2000.
5BIDMC Patient Survey responses from Jan-Dec 2007.
6 BIDMC Transplant Institute Internal Goal.

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Last updated: November 21, 2008

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