Renal transplantation at the Charleston Area Medical Center: the first 100 patients.
In March 1987, there were 500 patients on chronic dialysis in the Charleston area. No transplant centers were available within 150 miles and referral to out-of-state facilities was difficult. A joint program between the Charleston Area Medical Center and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation made renal transplantation available locally. From September 1987 through August 1991, 100 transplants were performed in 98 patients. A retrospective analysis of these patients was performed in November and December of 1991 to obtain the basic demographics of the program and compare them to statistics from larger centers. This article details the results of this review.
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Section of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston Division.
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