Equity in kidney transplantation: Policy change is only the first step

• Authors: Rachel Patzer, Emory University; Allyson Hart, University of Minnesota
• Journal Title: American Journal of Transplantation
• Volume: Volume 18, Number 8
• Publisher: Wiley: 12 months | 2018-08-01, Pages 1839-1840
• Type of Work: Article | Post-print: After Peer Review
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.14743
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Public Health; Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Surgery; Transplantation; ABO incompatibility; disparities; editorial; personal viewpoint; epidemiology; ethnicity; race; health services and outcomes research; kidney transplantation; nephrology; law; legislation; organ allocation; SYSTEM

Abstract

This editorial comments on Martins et al's important finding (page 1947) that the increase in A2‐incompatible transplantation was primarily limited to Caucasians, suggesting that additional efforts are needed to ensure equity in access to kidney transplantation in the United States.