Nephrologists' likelihood of referring patients for kidney transplant based on hypothetical patient scenarios

Conclusions The variability in transplant referral is related to patients' age and geographic location as well as the nephrologists' affiliation with an academic institution and time since completion of training. Future educational interventions should emphasize the benefits of kidney transplant and PKT for all population groups regardless of geographic location and age and should target nephrologists in non-academic settings who are 10 or more years from their fellowship training.

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Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - July 21, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tandon, A., Wang, M., Roe, K. C., Patel, S., Ghahramani, N. Tags: END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE Source Type: research