Facilitating access to the renal transplant waiting list does not increase the number of transplantations: comparative study of two French regions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In France, there are important regional disparities of access to the renal transplant waiting list and transplantation. Our objectives were to compare the characteristics of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) of two French regions (Ile-de-France and Bretagne) and to identify determinants of access to the waiting list and subsequent transplantation, with a focus on temporary inactive status (TIS) periods.

Methods

All 18-80-year-old incident patients who started dialysis in Ile-de-France or Bretagne between 2006 and 2009 were included (n = 6160). Associations between patients' characteristics and placement on the waiting list or transplantation were assessed using a Fine and Gray model to take into account the competing risk of death and living dono

SUBMITTER: Lefort M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5162409 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature