Willingness to Pursue Live-Donor Kidney Transplantation Among Waitlisted Patients Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | Zendy

James R. Rodrigue | Zendy; Matthew Paek | Zendy; Ogo Egbuna | Zendy; Amy D. Waterman | Zendy; Martha Pavlakis | Zendy; Didier A. Mandelbrot | Zendy

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Willingness to Pursue Live-Donor Kidney Transplantation Among Waitlisted Patients Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Author(s) -

James R. Rodrigue,

Matthew Paek,

Ogo Egbuna,

Amy D. Waterman,

Martha Pavlakis,

Didier A. Mandelbrot

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45

H-Index - 204

eISSN - 1534-6080

pISSN - 0041-1337

DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318282f282

Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , kidney transplantation , transplantation , kidney transplant , live donor , intensive care medicine , immunology

We show that HIV-infected waitlisted patients (n=33) had significantly lower knowledge (P<0.001), more concerns (P=0.01), and lower willingness to pursue live-donor kidney transplantation (LDKT; P=0.02) than matched noninfected patients. The majority (78%) of patients felt that their HIV status reduced their chance of LDKT. Although limited to a single center and a small sample, our data suggest that HIV-infected patients who are waitlisted for kidney transplantation may need more education about the potential benefits of LDKT and may benefit from patient-centered decision support to facilitate a risk-benefit assessment consistent with their preferences and values.

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