Socioeconomic inequality: accessibility and outcomes after renal transplantation in New Zealand
| Autor: | Christopher E. Davies, Luke Henry, Andrei M. Belyaev, Carl MuthuKumaraswamy, Ian Dittmer, Colleen Bergin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Population 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Medicine Humans Organ donation Risk factor education computer.programming_language Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study sed business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Australia Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Kidney Transplantation Confidence interval Transplantation Socioeconomic Factors 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery business computer New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | ANZ journal of surgeryReferences. 91(12) |
| ISSN: | 1445-2197 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Socioeconomic deprivation (SED) is a risk factor for worse outcomes after renal transplantation (RTx). This study aimed to evaluate access to RTx in different SED strata of the New Zealand population. We also assessed patient survival, acute cellular allograft rejection (AR) and allograft loss. METHODS This was an Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplantation and Organ Donation Registries-based retrospective cohort study. Patients who underwent RTx in New Zealand from 2008 to 2018 were identified. Patients younger than 16 years of age and those who left the country after RTx were excluded. RESULTS In the higher SED stratum of New Zealanders, the rate of RTx was 53% greater than in the lower SED stratum (odds ratio = 1.53; 95% confidence interval: 1.33-1.76; p |
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