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:
- 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.
- NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donation and Transplantation Annual Activity Report
- Australia and New Zealand Renal Registry Annual Report
- United States Organ Procurement and Transplant Network Data Report
