The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (the SRTR) provides useful information about transplant outcomes and transplant programs for patients and their families. While much our work focuses on statistical research that helps shape organ allocation policy and health care practices, we also report statistics for patients. These include outcomes concerning patients on the waiting list and those who receive transplants. Patients and families can also learn how these statistics differ from one transplant program to the next.

Helpful SRTR links for patients and families include:

• Transplant Program-Specific Reports provide statistics about individual transplant programs at hospitals across the United States. These statistics reflect outcomes for patients on the waiting lists and following transplant, taking into account patient backgrounds and disease severity. These reports give patients, their families, and other members of the public access to the same performance measures used by medical payers and regulatory agencies.
• Annual Reports provide a yearly look at important issues and outcomes within the national transplant community. These reports include extensive statistics, including outcomes, for patients on the waiting lists and for those who have received transplants. Treatment characteristics are also reviewed. Detailed data tables focus on post-transplant Survival Rates. Summary graphics can be found in our Fast Facts.
• Annual Report chapters round out the year’s look at important issues in transplantation. Experts investigate transplant issues for each organ, from current trends to how new treatments may be affecting outcomes. Many of these chapters have overviews targeted to a broad audience.
• The SRTR Publications Database provides detailed information about the research of the SRTR. Much of the policy development work we do is published in the medical literature. Results from these papers are available here.

The SRTR provides valuable statistical information for patients and families. While your doctor should be your first source of information about the transplant process itself, several valuable resources are further available:

• For information about being placed on the waiting list and receiving a transplant, see www.transplantliving.org.
• Further information about the basics of transplantation and the process of becoming an organ donor is available at www.organdonor.gov.
• For information on how organs are allocated and the policy that underlies the process, see www.optn.org.