Kidney Exchange Program Reporting Standards: Evidence-Based Consensus From Europe.

Autor:	Smeulders B; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Mankowski MA; Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia., van de Klundert J; Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2021 Feb 11; Vol. 9, pp. 623966. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 11 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2021.623966
Abstrakt:	Background: Kidney Exchange Programs can play an important role to increase access to the life saving and most cost-effective treatment for End Stage Renal Disease. The rise of national KEPs in Europe brings a need for standardized performance reporting to facilitate the development of an international evidence base on program practices. Methods: We systematically searched and reviewed the literature to extract kidney exchange program performance measures. Reported measures were initially categorized as structure, process, and outcome measures. Expert feedback was used to redefine categories and extend the set of measures to be considered. Using the Delphi method and a panel of 10 experts, the resulting measures were subsequently classified as mandatory (Base set), optional (Extended set), or deleted. Results: Out of the initial 1,668 articles identified by systematic literature search, 21 European publications on kidney exchange programs were included to collect performance measures, accompanied by three national program reports. The final measurement categories were Context, Population, Enrollment, Matching, Transplantation, and Outcomes. The set of performance measures resulting from the literature review was modified and classified as mandatory or optional. The resulting Base set and Extended set form the kidney exchange program reporting standard. Conclusions: The evidence-based and consensus-based kidney exchange program reporting standard can harmonize practical and scientific reporting on kidney exchange programs, thus facilitating the advancement of national programs. In addition, the kidney exchange program reporting standard can promote and align cross-national programs. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Smeulders, Mankowski and van de Klundert.)
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