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Improving Access to Renal Transplantation
Author(s) -
Gaston Robert S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2005.00093.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , intensive care medicine , kidney transplantation , end stage renal disease , disease , surgery , pathology
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD), with success rates greater than were envisioned as recently as a decade ago. Unfortunately this trend has created unprecedented demand for transplantable organs and new challenges for those desiring transplantation. This report is an overview of this changing landscape, with a focus on the clinical implications of the current process that culminates in renal transplantation. It also highlights potential solutions to overcome these newly recognized obstacles.