Functional status, time to transplantation, and survival benefit of kidney transplantation among wait-listed candidates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of an aging end-stage renal disease population with multiple comorbid conditions, transplantation professionals face challenges in evaluating the global health of patients awaiting kidney transplantation. Functional status might be useful for identifying which patients will derive a survival benefit from transplantation versus dialysis.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study of wait-listed patients using data for functional status from a national dialysis provider linked to United Network for Organ Sharing registry data.

Setting & participants

Adult kidney transplantation candidates added to the waiting list between 2000 and 2006.

Predictor

Physical Functioning scale of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, anal

SUBMITTER: Reese PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624021 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature