Characteristics and Evaluation of Geographically Distant vs Geographically Nearby Living Kidney Donors

Characteristics and Evaluation of Geographically Distant vs Geographically Nearby Living Kidney Donors

Abstract Background Living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) can be impeded by multiple barriers. One possible barrier to LDKT is a large physical distance between the living donor's home residence and the procuring transplant center. Methods We performed a retrospective, single-center study of li...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transplantation proceedings 2016-07, Vol.48 (6), p.1934-1939
Hauptverfasser: Weng, F.L, Lee, D.C, Dhillon, N, Tibaldi, K.N, Davis, L.A, Patel, A.M, Goldberg, R.J, Morgievich, M, Mulgaonkar, S
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
African Americans
African Continental Ancestry Group
Directed Tissue Donation
Female
Geography, Medical
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Living Donors - statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Minority Groups
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) can be impeded by multiple barriers. One possible barrier to LDKT is a large physical distance between the living donor's home residence and the procuring transplant center. Methods We performed a retrospective, single-center study of living kidney donors in the United States who were geographically distant (residing ≥150 miles) from our transplant center. Each distant donor was matched to 4 geographically nearby donors (
ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.03.042