Exploring patient willingness to accept hepatitis C-infected kidneys for transplantation.
BMC Nephrol
; 21(1): 473, 2020 11 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
As organs infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) provide an opportunity to expand the donor pool, the primary aim of this study is to explore patient willingness to accept a kidney from HCV-infected donors compared to other high-risk donors.METHODS:
An anonymous, electronic survey was sent to all active kidney transplant waitlist patients at a single large volume transplant center. Patients were asked to respond to three hypothetical organ offers from the following 1) HCV-infected donor 2) Donor with active intravenous drug use and 3) Donor with longstanding diabetes and hypertension.RESULTS:
The survey was sent to 435 patients of which 125 responded (29% response rate). While 86 out of 125 patients (69%) were willing to accept an HCV-infected kidney, only a minority of respondents were willing to accept a kidney from other high-risk donors. In contrast to other studies, by multivariable logistic regression, age and race were not associated with willingness to accept an HCV-infected kidney.CONCLUSIONS:
In this exploratory study, utilization of kidneys from HCV-infected donors to expand the donor pool appears to be an acceptable option to patients.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Trasplante de Riñón
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Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
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Selección de Donante
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Riñón
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Nephrol
Asunto de la revista:
NEFROLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos