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- Title
Access to the kidney transplant waiting list: a time for reflection.
- Authors
Pussell, B. A.; Bendorf, A.; Kerridge, I. H.
- Abstract
The limited availability of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation in Australia continues to be a matter of concern. Analysis of registry data suggests that the current renal transplant waiting list under-represents the real demand for three reasons. Firstly, a very low proportion of dialysis patients across all age groups are wait-listed for kidney transplantation; secondly, the percentage of dialysis patients listed for transplantation has fallen over time across all Australian states and territories; and thirdly, the number of patients wait-listed varies significantly across the country. We explore possible reasons for these issues and call for new eligibility criteria that are both transparent and justifiable and balance equity and utility.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; AGING; HEALTH care rationing; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; KIDNEY transplantation
- Publication
Internal Medicine Journal, 2012, Vol 42, Issue 4, p360
- ISSN
1444-0903
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02730.x