2222 kidney transplantations at the University Hospital Basel: a story of success and new challenges.

Questions Under Study: The aim was to investigate changes in kidney allograft donor/recipient characteristics and outcomes at our centre.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all 2222 kidney transplantations performed between 1967 and 2015. The population was divided into four eras on the basis of time intervals corresponding to major changes in immunosuppression and pretransplant risk stratification: (i.