Transplantation Improves Patient Survival in a PD-first Program in South Africa
Our study findings align with the challenges of providing dialysis and transplantation in a lower- to middle-income setting where patients were most often precluded from KRT because of poorly controlled comorbidities or a lack of unit capacity. There was a clear survival advantage in patients who were transplanted over those who remained on dialysis; however, transplant services remain limited.
Authors
- Mogamat Razeen Davids (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4900-0231)
- Robert Freercks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-1352)
- Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi
- Jason Ensor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1690-9452)
- Andrew D. Redd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4651-1423)
- Elmi Muller
- Berzelius Klein-Motsumi
- Kathryn Manning
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- Livingstone Hospital (ZA)
- Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital (ZA)
- Office of Extramural Research (US)
- Nelson Mandela University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001914
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00