title: Evaluation of the Spanish Urological Association quality care indicators in a kidney transplantation programme.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Indicators show the presence of a phenomenon and its intensity. They assess the level of quality care and identify potential situations for improvement. Our objective is to assess the 2013 and 2014 quality care indicators of our department's kidney transplantation area.
  
  
  METHODS
  For 2013 and 2014, we reviewed 88 and 106 kidney transplants and 47 and 66 extractions. We evaluated the quality care indicators developed by the Spanish Urological Association, analysing the results with the SPSS v 21.0 programme.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean cold ischaemia time (CIT) was 14.96hours in 2013 and 18.07hours in 2014. The CIT was ≤18h in 53% and 56% of cadaveric donor kidneys in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The rate of relevant early onset urinary fistulae was 1.14% and 2.83% for each year. The rate of early transplantectomy due to a vascular complication was 3.41% and 2.83% for 2013 and 2014, respectively. Overall patient survival at 1 year was 100% for both periods, and graft survival at 1 year was 95% and 94.34% for 2013 and 2014, respectively. The rate of living-donor transplantation was 14.77% and 17.92%, and 92.31% and 68.42% of the living-donor extractions were laparoscopic for 2013 and 2014, respectively. Resident medical interns were the first surgeon in 6.67% and 12.64% of the transplantations and in 55.88% and 19.14% of the cadaveric extractions during 2013 and 2014, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  During the evaluated period, all quality care standards in kidney transplantation were met, except for CIT in both years and resident medical intern participation in kidney implantation in 2013. This analysis promotes improvements in quality care, highlighting weak spots that need work.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Urología-Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: irene.cienfuegos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Cienfuegos-Belmonte
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Urología-Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: León-Dueñas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Urología-Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Román-Martín
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Urología-Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olmo-Ruíz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Nefrología, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Urología-Nefrología. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: González-Roncero
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Urología-Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Medina-López
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013030:Spain; D014572:Urology
keywords: Asociación Española Urología; Indicadores calidad; Quality indicators; Spanish Urological Association; Transplantation; Trasplante