The effect of race coefficients on preemptive listing for kidney transplantation.

Journal: Clinical kidney journal
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Race coefficients of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) formulas may be partially responsible for racial inequality in preemptive listing for kidney transplantation.

Authors

  • Mersema Abate
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Nicholas Jandovitz
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Jamie S Hirsch
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Nadine Breslin
    North Shore University Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Lawrence Lau
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Ahmed E Fahmy
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Kenar D Jhaveri
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Safiya Richardson
    System-wide Division of Surgical Innovation, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
  • Yaser Alsalmay
    Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Anthony Baez
    Department of Surgery, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Akash Mishra
    Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Siavash Bolourani
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Santiago J Miyara
    Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Aaron Winnick
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Gayatri Nair
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Madhu C Bhaskaran
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Elliot Grodstein
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Adam M Kressel
    Department of Surgery, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Lewis W Teperman
    Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA.
  • Ernesto P Molmenti
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.
  • Vinay Nair
    Department of Medicine, Norwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.

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