Developing a national allocation model for cadaveric kidneys

Author

Taranto, Sarah E. ; Harper, Ann M. ; Edwards, Erick B. ; Rosendale, John D. ; McBride, Maureen A. ; Daily, O. Patrick ; Murphy, Dan ; Poos, Bill ; Reust, Janet ; Schmeiser, Bruce

Author_Institution

United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1971

Abstract

The UNOS Kidney Allocation Model (UKAM) is a software tool for the simulation and analysis of national cadaveric kidney and kidney-pancreas allocation policies for transplantation. UKAM is modular and is designed to enable easy updating of the various components as new data become available. UKAM´s flexibility gives the user the ability to create and evaluate an almost infinite number of detailed allocation policies. This will enable the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to make decisions based on quantitative data when considering changes in organ allocation policies

Keywords

digital simulation; kidney; medical administrative data processing; medical computing; UKAM; UNOS; UNOS Kidney Allocation Model; United Network for Organ Sharing; cadaveric kidneys; organ allocation policies; pancreas allocation; quantitative data; simulation; software tool; transplantation; Analytical models; Blood; Demography; Diseases; Industrial engineering; Intelligent networks; Liver; Medical treatment; Procurement; Software tools;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2000. Proceedings. Winter

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6579-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2000.899194

Filename

899194