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Transplant center assessment of the inequity in the kidney transplant process and outcomes for the Indigenous American patients.

Mira T KeddisAmit SharmaMuneeb IlyasNan ZhangHasan KhamashScott J LeischowRaymond L Heilman
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Among patients referred and evaluated for KTx, the Indigenous American race was independently associated with significant delays in the KTx process after accounting for co-morbid and socioeconomic factors. Cardiovascular morbidity and physical limitation were identified as important determinants of delay and decreased likelihood of waitlisting. Further quantitative and qualitative work is needed to identify and intervene on modifiable barriers to improve access to KTx for the Indigenous Americans.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • bariatric surgery
  • systematic review
  • high resolution
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome