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Clinical Outcomes

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Our renal transplant program is a well-established program, having performed 1496 kidney transplants during the period of 1970 to 2018. Currently, we have 872 patients on active transplant follow-up and catered for 4501 patient visits in the year 2018.

Patient and kidney transplant survival outcomes for the renal transplant program at SGH are comparable to the outcomes seen elsewhere in the world.

Deceased donor kidney transplant

Allograft survival (%)

1-year

5-year

SGH

90

81

United Kingdom

94

86

Australia

95

83

United States

93

74

Patient Survival (%)

 

 

SGH

97

91

United Kingdom

97

87

Australia

98

90

United States

96

83

 

Living donor kidney transplant

Allograft survival (%)

1-year

5-year

SGH

98

96

United Kingdom

98

93

Australia

98

90

United States

97

86

Patient Survival (%)

 

 

SGH

99

99

United Kingdom

99

94

Australia

99

96

United States

99

92

 

Sources:

  1. Mok I, Kee T, Goh A. Ten-year outcomes of kidney transplants at the Singapore General Hospital. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2012; 21: 95 – 101.
  2. NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donation and Transplantation Annual Activity Report  
  3. Australia and New Zealand Renal Registry Annual Report
  4. United States Organ Procurement and Transplant Network Data Report