Standardized Transplantation Referral Ratio to Assess Performance of Transplant Referral among Dialysis Facilities | Zendy

Sudeshna Paul | Zendy; Laura Plantinga | Zendy; Stephen O. Pastan | Zendy; Jennifer C. Gander | Zendy; Sumit Mohan | Zendy; Rachel E. Patzer | Zendy

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Standardized Transplantation Referral Ratio to Assess Performance of Transplant Referral among Dialysis Facilities

Author(s) -

Sudeshna Paul,

Laura Plantinga,

Stephen O. Pastan,

Jennifer C. Gander,

Sumit Mohan,

Rachel E. Patzer

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04690417

Subject(s) - medicine , referral , transplantation , dialysis , kidney transplantation , confidence interval , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , family medicine

For patients with ESRD, referral from a dialysis facility to a transplant center for evaluation is an important step toward kidney transplantation. However, a standardized measure for assessing clinical performance of dialysis facilities transplant access is lacking. We describe methodology for a new dialysis facility measure: the Standardized Transplantation Referral Ratio.

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