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- Title
Access to Kidney Transplantation Among Remote- and Rural-Dwelling Patients With Kidney Failure in the United States.
- Authors
Tonelli, Marcello; Klarenbach, Scott; Rose, Caren; Wiebe, Natasha; Gill, John
- Abstract
The article presents research assessing access to kidney transplantation for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as a function of distance from the closest transplant center or rural rather than urban residence in the U.S. The methods and design of the observational study involving nearly 700,000 adult patients with kidney failure who registered for renal replacement between 1995 and 2007 is explained. The outcomes measured include time to placement on kidney transplant waiting lists and time to kidney transplantation. Results indicated that remote or rural residence was not a factor associated with increased time to kidney transplantation among ESRD patients in the U.S.
- Subjects
UNITED States; TREATMENT of chronic kidney failure; KIDNEY surgery; KIDNEY transplantation; RURAL health services; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; RURAL medicine; HOSPITAL waiting lists; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, Vol 301, Issue 16, p1681
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2009.545