A scoping review of inequities in access to organ transplant in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organ transplant is the preferred treatment for end-stage organ disease, yet the majority of patients with end-stage organ disease are never placed on the transplant waiting list. Limited access to the transplant waiting list combined with the scarcity of the organ pool result in over 100,000 deaths annually in the United States. Patients face unique barriers to referral and acceptance for organ transplant based on social determinants of health, and patients from disenfranchised groups suffer from disproportionately lower rates of transplantation. Our objective was to review the literature describing disparities in access to organ transplantation based on social determinants of health to integrate the existing knowledge and guide future research.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Park C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841123 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature