Examining Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplant Listing Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Overall, more candidates were listed for KT during the pandemic than before, despite fewer evaluations. This increase was associated with TME but not with race/ethnicity. Employment and mental health were similar in both eras despite pandemic stressors. Denial for social reasons mostly affected minority candidates, which warrants further study.
Authors
- Silke V. Niederhaus
- Nadiesda Costa
- Joseph M Cotton
- Raphael Meier
- Jonathan Bromberg
- Keisha Perry
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102327
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00