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Racial Disparities in Eligibility for Preemptive Waitlisting for Kidney Transplantation and Modification of eGFR Thresholds to Equalize Waitlist Time.

Elaine KuCharles E McCullochDeborah B AdeyLibo LiKirsten L Johansen
Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2021)
Policies allowing for waitlist registration at higher GFR levels for Black patients compared with White patients could theoretically attenuate disparities in accruable wait time and improve racial equity in transplant access.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • kidney transplantation
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • small cell lung cancer
  • tyrosine kinase
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
  • african american
  • health insurance