Journey to kidney transplantation: patient dynamics, suspensions, transplantation and deaths in the Australian kidney transplant waitlist.
Nicole Louise De La MataVictor KhouJames A HedleyPatrick J KellyRachael Lisa MortonKate R WyburnAngela C WebsterPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
The waitlist journey was not straightforward. Suspension was common, impacted chance of transplantation and meant waiting an average one year longer until transplant. We have provided estimates for, and factors associated with, suspension, re-listing and outcomes after waitlisting to support more informed discussions. This evidence is critical to further understand drivers of inequitable access to transplantation.