The ASCENT (Allocation System Changes for Equity in Kidney Transplantation) Study: A Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Study to Improve Kidney Transplant Waitlisting and Reduce Racial Disparity

The ASCENT (Allocation System Changes for Equity in Kidney Transplantation) Study: A Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Study to Improve Kidney Transplant Waitlisting and Reduce Racial Disparity

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) implemented a new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) in December 2014 that is expected to substantially reduce racial disparities in kidney transplantation among waitlisted patients. However, not all dialysis facility clinical providers and end-stage renal dis...

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Main Authors: Rachel E. Patzer, Kayla Smith, Mohua Basu, Jennifer Gander, Sumit Mohan, Cam Escoffery, Laura Plantinga, Taylor Melanson, Sean Kalloo, Gary Green, Alex Berlin, Gary Renville, Teri Browne, Nicole Turgeon, Susan Caponi, Rebecca Zhang, Stephen Pastan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Subjects:
education
ESRD Networks
Kidney Allocation System
kidney transplantation
multicomponent intervention
waitlisting
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024917300190

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