Access to and Health Outcomes of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation for Indigenous Children in 4 Settler-colonial Countries: A Scoping Review

• Published in: Transplantation Vol. 108; no. 12; p. 2324
• Main Authors: Lin, Jia, Selkirk, Enid K, Siqueira, Izabelle, Beaucage, Mary, Carriere, Carmen, Dart, Allison, De Angelis, Maria, Erickson, Robin L, Ghent, Emily, Goldberg, Aviva, Hartell, David, Henderson, Randi, Matsuda-Abedini, Mina, McKay, Ashlene, Prestidge, Chanel, Toulouse, Crystal, Urschel, Simon, Weiss, Matthew J, Anthony, Samantha J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Australia - epidemiology; Canada - epidemiology; Child; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services, Indigenous; Healthcare Disparities - ethnology; Humans; Indigenous Peoples; New Zealand - epidemiology; Organ Transplantation - adverse effects; Organ Transplantation - statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; United States - epidemiology; New Zealand; Canada; Australia; United States

Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is considered the optimal treatment for children with end-stage organ failure; however, increased efforts are needed to understand the gap surrounding equitable access to and health outcomes of SOT for Indigenous children. This scoping review summarizes the literatu...