Access to Transplantation

Racial Differences in Access to Kidney Transplantation

Previous work has documented large differences between black and white populations in overall kidney transplantation rates and in transplantation waiting times. This article examines access to transplantation using three measures: time from renal failure to transplant; time from renal failure to wait listing; and time from wait listing to transplantation. This study concludes the following Firs...

Unequal racial access to kidney transplantation.

Health literacy and access to kidney transplantation.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Few studies have examined health literacy in patients with end stage kidney disease. We hypothesized that inadequate health literacy in a hemodialysis population is common and is associated with poorer access to kidney transplant wait-lists. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We enrolled 62 Black and White maintenance hemodialysis patients aged 18 to 75. W...

Socioeconomic Factors in Access to Renal Transplantation

Background: Traditional socio-economic status (SES) factors that have been associated with access to renal transplantation include race, gender and income. However, these traditional factors are neither specific nor sensitive for ‘at risk’ status. There are now new and comprehensive SES assessment tools like the Social adaptability index (SAI) that provide an accurate and reliable estimate of a...

ABO blood type-incompatible kidney transplantation and access to organs.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation can be performed safely and result in acceptable posttransplantation outcomes. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Transplantation center. PATIENTS In the 1½ years of a new program, 18 patients with renal failure and an ABOi living kidney donor were included in the study. All donors and recipients were of i...