Simulating the new kidney allocation policy in the United States: modest gains and many unknowns

doi:10.1681/ASN.2014030235

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. 2014 Aug;25(8):1617-9.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.2014030235. Epub 2014 May 15.

Simulating the new kidney allocation policy in the United States: modest gains and many unknowns

Jesse D Schold¹, Peter P Reese²

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¹ Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; scholdj@ccf.org.
² Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 24833124
PMCID: PMC4116072
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2014030235

Editorial

Simulating the new kidney allocation policy in the United States: modest gains and many unknowns

Jesse D Schold et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Aug.

. 2014 Aug;25(8):1617-9.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.2014030235. Epub 2014 May 15.

Authors

Jesse D Schold¹, Peter P Reese²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; scholdj@ccf.org.
² Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 24833124
PMCID: PMC4116072
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2014030235

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Keywords: ESRD; mortality risk; outcomes; transplantation.

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[1] Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Final rule. Fed Regist 78: 40033–40042, 2013 - PubMed

[2] Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Final rule. Fed Regist 78: 40033–40042, 2013 - PubMed

[3] Friedewald JJ, Samana CJ, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Stewart D, Cherikh W, Formica RN: The kidney allocation system. Surg Clin North Am 93: 1395–1406, 2013 - PubMed

[4] Friedewald JJ, Samana CJ, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Stewart D, Cherikh W, Formica RN: The kidney allocation system. Surg Clin North Am 93: 1395–1406, 2013 - PubMed

[5] Israni AK, Salkowski N, Gustafson S, Snyder JJ, Friedewald JJ, Formica RN, Wang X, Shteyn E, Cherikh W, Stewart D, Samana CJ, Chung A, Hart A, Kasiske BL: New national allocation policy for deceased donor kidneys in the United States and possible effect on patient outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 1842–1848, 2014 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Israni AK, Salkowski N, Gustafson S, Snyder JJ, Friedewald JJ, Formica RN, Wang X, Shteyn E, Cherikh W, Stewart D, Samana CJ, Chung A, Hart A, Kasiske BL: New national allocation policy for deceased donor kidneys in the United States and possible effect on patient outcomes. J Am Soc Nephrol 25: 1842–1848, 2014 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Beauchamp T, Childress J: Principles of Biomedical Ethics, New York, Oxford University Press, 2001

[8] Beauchamp T, Childress J: Principles of Biomedical Ethics, New York, Oxford University Press, 2001

[9] Joshi S, Gaynor JJ, Bayers S, Guerra G, Eldefrawy A, Chediak Z, Companioni L, Sageshima J, Chen L, Kupin W, Roth D, Mattiazzi A, Burke GW, 3rd, Ciancio G: Disparities among blacks, Hispanics, and whites in time from starting dialysis to kidney transplant waitlisting. Transplantation 95: 309–318, 2013 - PubMed

[10] Joshi S, Gaynor JJ, Bayers S, Guerra G, Eldefrawy A, Chediak Z, Companioni L, Sageshima J, Chen L, Kupin W, Roth D, Mattiazzi A, Burke GW, 3rd, Ciancio G: Disparities among blacks, Hispanics, and whites in time from starting dialysis to kidney transplant waitlisting. Transplantation 95: 309–318, 2013 - PubMed

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