748700login-checkKidney Transplant Waitlisting Disparities Affect Even Younger, Healthier Patients |
By Natash Persaud
Waitlist disparities even extend to younger patients with no medical contraindications to kidney transplantation who are normally considered prime candidates, a new study finds.
In the retrospective study of 52,902 US patients aged 40 years or younger with no major medical comorbidities, only 30% were waitlisted for a kidney transplant within 1 year of dialysis initiation, and 51% were waitlisted within 5 years. Read the full article in Renal & Urology News.
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