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Transplant Program
VA Iowa City Health Care System
History
and Statistics of the VA Iowa City Health Care System Transplant Program
History
The kidney transplant program at the VA Iowa City Health Care System (VAICHCS)
and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) began in November, 1969,
when the first kidney transplant was performed at the VAICHCS. Since the beginning
of the program, this VAICHCS/University of Iowa transplant team has performed
over 2,500 renal transplants in both hospitals as a joint effort of the VAICHCS, UIHC, and the University of Iowa's College of Medicine. Currently, this joint
transplant program performs 100 to 120 kidney transplants each year.
Statistics
The one-year patient survival rate for kidney transplants in this combined VAICHCS/University of Iowa program is 99%. The one-year kidney survival rate is
96%. These statistics rank our combined VAICHCS/University of Iowa program as one
of the top transplant programs in the country.
The waiting time in Iowa for a deceased
donor kidney can be as long as three years
or more. In an effort to decrease this waiting time, we encourage living
donation whenever there is a suitable donor.
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: January 23, 2006 |
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