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Here you will find instructional posts on best statistical practices when working with data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

For source code from our projects, please visit https://github.com/healthallocate

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Multiple Listings Issue

Kidney Allocation

Some patients registered for kidney or other organ transplants may be listed for a transplant at multiple centers. Failing to account for these multiple listings can lead to…

Time Varying EPTS

Data Structures

Kidney Allocation

In the SRTR Standard Analysis Files, the CAND_KIPA file includes information on candidates listed for kidney and/or pancreas transplants. From this file, it is possible to…

Propensity Score Matching

Kidney Allocation

The purpose of propensity score matching is to identify observations where the covariates that determine assignment to a particular group have similar values across…