Research Tools

Below is a list of research software available for download that enables state-of-the-art data analysis at Swisstransplant.

Basic statistics software

The basic statistics software supports statistical reporting for research projects and national organ donation and transplantation statistics. It also enables the development of analytical tools at Swisstransplant, including dashboards applications.

The RStudio desktop installer for Windows 10 requires administrator rights. However, it is possible to download a zip bundle from the download page, unpack the files into a folder, for example, software, and create a shortcut with rstudio.exe on the desktop or the taskbar.

Additional software

Software for additonal tasks is listed below, for example, for updating this web portal on GitHub, or for R package building.

Swisstransplant R package

The Swisstransplant R package swt is the Swiss army knife for data analysis at Swisstransplant. It can be installed in R as follows:

remotes::install_github("Swisstransplant/swt")

The package is under constant development and includes the following features:

  • A Swisstransplant Quarto project template for documents and presentations
  • The Swisstransplant color scheme swt_colors() and a ggplot2 style swt_style()
  • Tidy helper functions for descriptive statistics, missing data, regression models, and format p-values
  • Calculators for KIDMO, eGFR, US and UK KDRI
  • Tools to read and process data from the LifePort kidney transporter
  • HLA mismatch calculator designed for the antigens format as found in SOAS

The source code is developed on GitHub. There is a package manual.

R Cookbook

The R Cookbook shows how to use the Swisstransplant R package swt to make high-quality reports and publication-ready graphics in our in-house style.