Impact of Socioeconomic Position on Access to the U.S. Lung Transplant Waiting List in a Matched Cystic Fibrosis Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Referrals for lung transplant and transplant rates in the United States are lower than in Canada for patients with advanced cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Further study of factors limiting access are needed to optimize referral and transplant for this population.Objectives: To determine the effect of socioeconomic position, while accounting for disease severity, on the likelihood of wait-listing for lung transplant in the United States.Methods: A case-control study of 3,110 patients (1,555 wait-listed, 1,555 never wait-listed) in the linked CF Foundation Patient Registry/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients was performed with 1:1 matching for age, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, and year. Logistic regression was performed with univariate an

SUBMITTER: Lehr CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7787007 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature