Are we disadvantaging smokers by excluding them from kidney transplantation? A single‐centre experience and survey of kidney transplantation units
Patients not listed for KT due to smoking are generally younger and less comorbid than those not listed for other reasons. Our survey shows variation in practice between units. As smoking is more prevalent in marginalised communities, not listing these patients for KT may be an equity-of-access-to-treatment issue.
Authors
- Peter Howley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9588-0677)
- Matthew Rowlandson
- Annette Poon
- Chunkang Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5318-5879)
- Bruce Mackinnon
- Sheridan Ward
- Humam Hazim
Institutions
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16627
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47