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Major Variation across Local Transplant Centers in Probability of Kidney Transplant for Wait-Listed Patients.

Kristen L KingS Ali HusainJesse D ScholdRachel E PatzerPeter Philip ReeseZhezhen JinLloyd E RatnerDavid J CohenStephen O PastanSumit Mohan
Published in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2020)
Large differences in the adjusted probability of deceased donor kidney transplantation persist under KAS, even between centers working with the same local organ supply. Probability of transplantation is significantly associated with organ offer acceptance patterns at transplant centers, underscoring the need for greater understanding of how centers make decisions about organs offered to wait-listed patients and how they relate to disparities in access to transplantation.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • kidney transplantation
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • healthcare
  • bone marrow
  • health insurance