Kidney transplantation and withdrawal rates among wait-listed first-generation immigrants in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple barriers diminish access to kidney transplantation (KT) in immigrant compared to non-immigrant populations. It is unknown whether immigration status reduces the likelihood of KT after wait-listing despite universal healthcare coverage with uniform access to transplantation.

Methods

We retrospectively collected data of all adult waiting list (WL) registrants in Italy (2010-20) followed for 5 years until death, KT in a foreign center, deceased-donor kidney transplant (DDKT), living-donor kidney transplant (LDKT) or permanent withdrawal from the WL. We calculated adjusted relative probability of DDKT, LDKT and permanent WL withdrawal in different immigrant categories using competing-risks multiple regression models.

Results

Patients were European Unio

SUBMITTER: Grossi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature