Patient and Provider Attitudes Toward Patient-Facing Kidney Organ Offer Reporting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the United States (US), deceased donor kidney offers are most commonly declined by transplant centers on behalf of waitlisted candidates, without notifying them. We sought to understand patient and provider attitudes toward patient-facing organ offer reporting.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of patients, nephrologists, and nephrology social workers on the National Kidney Foundation mailing list and the medical and surgical directors of US kidney transplant programs.

Results

Among 755 patient respondents, 64% wanted to receive organ offer reports. Patients who wanted organ offer information were younger, more likely to be of a non-White race, and more likely to be on dialysis or on the waiting list. Of the patients, 87% reported that cent

SUBMITTER: Husain SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12034868 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature