Simpson's paradox and the impact of donor-recipient race-matching on outcomes post living or deceased donor kidney transplantation in the United States

Simpson's paradox and the impact of donor-recipient race-matching on outcomes post living or deceased donor kidney transplantation in the United States

BackgroundRace is a prognostic indicator in kidney transplant (KT). However, the effect of donor-recipient race-matching on survival after KT remains unclear.MethodsUsing the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, a retrospective study was conducted on 244,037 adults who received first-ti...

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Main Authors: Kaikai Lv, Yangyang Wu, Wenhui Lai, Xiaowei Hao, Xinze Xia, Shuai Huang, Zhenjun Luo, Chao Lv, Yuan Qing, Tao Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
kidney transplantation
race-matching
Simpson’s paradox
patient survival
graft survival
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1050416/full

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