Socioeconomic Differences in Navigating Access to Lung Transplant.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Inequitable access to transplant in the US is well recognized, yet the nature and extent of upstream disparities in care prior to transplant are unknown.

Objective

To understand patterns of referral for lung transplant by race, ethnicity, and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included adults aged 18 to 80 years with obstructive and restrictive lung disease from a single large-volume transplant center in Cleveland, Ohio, who were diagnosed between January 1, 2006, and May 11, 2023.

Exposures

Neighborhood resources.

Main outcomes and measures

The main outcome was the transition to the next stage of the transplant care continuum, death, or a lapse in care. Cause-specific Cox

SUBMITTER: Lehr CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907320 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature