A successful pancreas transplant depends on appropriate evaluation of the pancreas recipient, expertise in the surgical procedures required to transplant the pancreas and on-going monitoring after transplant to prevent pancreas 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 pancreas transplants done at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with those for the nation as a whole.
Both the numbers and percentages of pancreas transplant patients surviving one month, one year and three years are highlighted.
In addition, survival rates for pancreas transplant patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are also compared to expected survival rates based on national experience and to survival rates expected for pancreas transplant patients with similar ages and health conditions.
The one-month and one-year survival rates reflect patients receiving their first transplant between July 1, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2006. The three-year survival rates reflect patients receiving their first transplant between Jan. 1, 2001 and June 30, 2003.
| Pancreas Transplants* (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 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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 962 | 962 | 973 |
| Percent of patients surviving at the end of period observed** | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 99.48% | 96.86% | 90.13% |
