Background Organ transplant is the preferred treatment for end-stage organ disease, yet the
majority of patients with end-stage organ disease are never placed on the transplant waiting …

Abstract Background In the United States (US), barriers in access to later steps in the kidney
transplantation process (ie waitlisting) have been well documented. Barriers in access to …

Collection of national surveillance data on early transplant steps, as well as routinely
captured data on upstream social determinants of health, including the measurement of …

Introduction The diversity among surgical directors for liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant
departments has not been previously evaluated. We aim to quantify the sex and racial …

Rationale & Objective There are many barriers to meeting the goal of increasing kidney
transplants in the United States. It is important to understand dialysis and transplant center …

Background Large international differences exist in access to renal replacement therapy
(RRT) modalities and comprehensive conservative management (CCM) for patients with …

Individually tailoring education over time may help more patients, especially racial/ethnic
minorities, get waitlisted and pursue deceased and living donor kidney transplant (DDKT …

Rationale & Objective Noncitizen, undocumented patients with kidney failure have few
treatment options in many states, although Illinois allows for patients to receive a transplant …

Aims To analyse the aspects involved in the care of individuals assessed as kidney
transplant candidates and to identify the role of nurses in providing specialised care for this …

Results Among 27,250 adult patients on incident dialysis, 9582 (35%) were referred. Among
those referred, 58% initiated evaluation. Although patients who lived farther from a center …