title: Evaluation guidelines for adult and pediatric kidney transplant programs: the Missouri experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rigorous candidate evaluation is paramount for estimating risk and long-term success with transplantation. In addition, because of increasing waiting times, patients are seeking listing at multiple centers or transferring waiting time from one center to another. Variations in center evaluation criteria are becoming increasingly important to patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the similarities and differences among the evaluation guidelines for adult and pediatric kidney transplant programs in Missouri.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive design was used.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kidney transplant nurse coordinators from 7 adult and 4 pediatric kidney transplant programs from 10 centers in Missouri were invited to submit the kidney transplant candidate evaluation guidelines from their programs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Guidelines were submitted by nurse coordinators from all programs. Consults with the kidney transplant team members, including surgeon, nephrologist, social worker, and nurse coordinator, were included in all of the programs. For the adult programs, 67% (20/30) of the tests and laboratory values were agreed on by at least 70% of the program transplant team members. Similarly, for the pediatric programs, 62% (16/26) of the age-appropriate tests and laboratory values were agreed on by at least 75% of the program transplant team members.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Within the Missouri programs, testing is consistent whether the center is large or small, adult or pediatric. Transplant teams should periodically review their kidney transplant recipient evaluation criteria for similarities to and differences from the current state-of-the-science and surrounding programs.
authors: University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Mo., USA.
authors: Wanda L
authors: WL
authors: Hillerman
authors: Cynthia L
authors: CL
authors: Russell
authors: Dana
authors: D
authors: Barry
authors: Brenda
authors: B
authors: Brewer
authors: Lyn
authors: L
authors: Bianchi
authors: Wendy
authors: W
authors: Cundiff
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Friedman
authors: Judy
authors: J
authors: Hoff
authors: Annette
authors: A
authors: Hood
authors: Mitch
authors: M
authors: Mahon
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Olesky
authors: Monique
authors: M
authors: White
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards*