Survival of patients with kidney failure awaiting transplantation stratified by age and ethnicity: population-based cohort analysis

CONCLUSION: Although time-to-survival benefits are stratified by age and ethnicity, all kidney transplant candidates on the waiting list are better off with transplantation compared with remaining on dialysis. The absence of any early postoperative mortality suggests that some high-risk patients with kidney failure may not be receiving transplantation opportunities.PMID:38291006 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znae001
Source: The British Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research