Methodological Considerations in Comparing Access to Pre-emptive Renal Transplantation between SLE and other ESRD causes in the USRDS

We compared pre-emptive transplant rates between SLE and non-SLE end-stage renal disease (ESRD) from the U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) and investigated the potential influence of frequency matching and primary ESRD causes in the non-SLE group.

Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - June 12, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Anna Broder, Wenzhu B. Mowrey, Ladan Golestaneh, Chaim Putterman, Karen H. Costenbader, Mimi Kim Source Type: research