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Copyright © 2022 Berney, Andres, Bellin, de Koning, Johnson, Kay, Lundgren, Rickels, Scholz, Stock, White and the International Islet Transplant Centers.A global online survey was administered to 69 islet transplantation programs, covering 84 centers and 5 networks. The survey addressed questions on program organization and activity in the 2000–2020 period, including impact on activity of national health care coverage policies. We obtained full data from 55 institutions or networks worldwide and basic activity data from 6 centers. Additional data were obtained from alternative sources. A total of 94 institutions and 5 networks was identified as having performed islet allotransplantation. 4,365 islet allotransplants (2,608 in Europe, 1,475 in North America, 135 in Asia, 119 in Oceania, 28 in South America) were reported in 2,170 patients in the survey period. From 15 centers active at the start of the study period, the number of simultaneously active islet centers peaked at 54, to progressively decrease to 26 having performed islet allotransplants in 2020. Notably, only 16 centers/networks have done >100 islet allotransplants in the survey period. Types of transplants performed differed notably between North America and the rest of the world, in particular with respect to the near-absence of simultaneous islet-kidney transplantation. Absence of heath care coverage has significantly hampered transplant activity in the past years and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Author(s): Berney T, Andres A, Bellin MD, de Koning EJP, Johnson PRV, Kay TWH, Lundgren T, Rickels MR, Scholz H, Stock PG, White S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Transplant International
Year: 2022
Volume: 35
Online publication date: 11/08/2022
Acceptance date: 30/05/2022
Date deposited: 16/09/2022
ISSN (print): 0934-0874
ISSN (electronic): 1432-2277
Publisher: European Society for Organ Transplantation
URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2022.10507
DOI: 10.3389/ti.2022.10507
PubMed id: 36033644
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