The demand for pancreatic transplantation in New Jersey.
Simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation is the accepted method of treatment in a selected group of type I diabetics with end-stage renal disease. In New Jersey, approximately 60 patients per year fall into this category and the number of patients is expected to increase rapidly.
Division of Organ Transplantation, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ 07112.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*