Non-medical barriers in access to early steps of kidney transplantation in the United States – A scoping review

• Published in: Transplantation reviews (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 100654
• Main Authors: Harding, Jessica L., Perez, Aubriana, Snow, Kylie, Retzloff, Samantha, Urbanski, Megan, White, Mia S., Patzer, Rachel E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Barriers; Evaluation; Kidney transplantation; Referral; Evaluation; Referral; Barriers; Kidney transplantation

In the United States (US), barriers in access to later steps in the kidney transplantation process (i.e. waitlisting) have been well documented. Barriers in access to earlier steps (i.e. referral and evaluation) are less well described due to the lack of national surveillance data. In this review, w...