522000login-checkKids Treated at For-Profit Dialysis Centers Less Likely to Receive Transplant |
— They also waited longer to be put on a waitlist
Children receiving dialysis at a for-profit facility were less likely to be put on the waitlist for — and ultimately receive — a kidney transplant, according to a retrospective cohort study.
Among over 13,000 pediatric patients, those receiving dialysis at a profit center had a 21% lower chance of being put on the waitlist for a kidney versus those receiving care at nonprofit facilities (adjusted HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.75-0.83), reported Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues.
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522000login-checkKids Treated at For-Profit Dialysis Centers Less Likely to Receive Transplant |