Barriers to living donor kidney transplantation in the United Kingdom: A national observational study

Diana A. Wu, Matthew L. Robb, Christopher J.E. Watson, John L.R. Forsythe, Charles R.V. Tomson, John Cairns, Paul Roderick, Rachel J. Johnson, Rommel Ravanan, Damian Fogarty, Clare Bradley, Andrea Gibbons, Wendy Metcalfe, Heather Draper, Andrew J. Bradley, Gabriel C. Oniscu

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Abstract

Background. Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) provides more timely access to transplantation and better clinical outcomes than deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). This study investigated disparities in the utilization of LDKT in the UK. Methods. A total of 2055 adults undergoing kidney transplantation between November 2011 and March 2013 were prospectively recruited from all 23 UK transplant centres as part of the Access to Transplantation and Transplant Outcome Measures (ATTOM) study. Recipient variables independently associated with receipt of LDKT versus DDKT were identified. Results. Of the 2055 patients, 807 (39.3%) received LDKT and 1248 (60.7%) received DDKT. Multivariable modelling demonstrated a significant reduction in the likelihood of LDKT for older age {odds ratio [OR] 0.11 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.08-0.17], P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)890-900
Number of pages11
JournalNephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2017

Keywords

  • inequity
  • kidney transplantation
  • living donor
  • preemptive transplantation
  • sociodemographic disparities
  • 2020

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