A vectorised function to calculate the UK Kidney Recipient Risk Index as used in the new national kidney matching scheme implemented in September 2019.
ukkrri(age, dx, wait, dm)
| age | numeric vector of patient ages in years |
|---|---|
| dx | numeric vector of whether on dialysis at time of listing (1 = yes, 0 = no) |
| wait | numeric vector of waiting time from start of dialysis |
| dm | numeric vector of whether patient has diabetes (1 = yes, 0 = no) |
numeric vector of UK Kidney Recipient Risk Index values
The UK KRRI is documented in the UK kidney matching policy which can be found on the NHS Blood & Transplant ODT website at www.odt.nhs.uk
ukkrri(age = 45, dx = 0, wait = 750, dm = 0)#> [1] 0.6077025