COVID-19 and Access to Kidney Transplantation for Older Candidates in the United States: A National Registry Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 has likely impacted accessibility to transplantation services among older adults (age ≥65 years). We quantified the impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplantation access for older kidney-only candidates registered on the United States (US) kidney waitlist.

Study design

Retrospective analysis of registry data.

Setting & participants

57,222 older adults who were part of or added to the US kidney waitlist between January 1, 2016 and February 28, 2022, identified using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

Exposures

Four COVID-19 waves and one nonwave period based on the national incidence of COVID-19 in the US (initial: March 15-May 30, 2020; winter 2020-2021: December 1, 2020-January 31, 2021;

SUBMITTER: Menon G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777077 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature