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Exploring patient willingness to accept hepatitis C-infected kidneys for transplantation.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:As organs infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) provide an opportunity to expand the donor pool, the primary aim of this study is to explore patient willingness to accept a kidney from HCV-infected donors compared to other high-risk donors. METHODS:An anonymous, electronic survey was sent to all active kidney transplant waitlist patients at a single large volume transplant center. Patients were asked to respond to three hypothetical organ offers from the following: 1) HCV-infected donor 2) Donor with active intravenous drug use and 3) Donor with longstanding diabetes and hypertension. RESULTS:The survey was sent to 435 patients of which 125 responded (29% response rate). While 86 out of 125 patients (69%) were willing to accept an HCV-infected kidney, only a minority of respondents were willing to accept a kidney from other high-risk donors. In contrast to other studies, by multivariable logistic regression, age and race were not associated with willingness to accept an HCV-infected kidney. CONCLUSIONS:In this exploratory study, utilization of kidneys from HCV-infected donors to expand the donor pool appears to be an acceptable option to patients.

SUBMITTER: Edwards GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653701 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Exploring patient willingness to accept hepatitis C-infected kidneys for transplantation.

Edwards Gretchen C GC   Shipe Maren E ME   Smith Lindsay L   Gamble Christianna C   Shaffer David D   Concepcion Beatrice P BP   Forbes Rachel R  

BMC nephrology 20201110 1


<h4>Background</h4>As organs infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) provide an opportunity to expand the donor pool, the primary aim of this study is to explore patient willingness to accept a kidney from HCV-infected donors compared to other high-risk donors.<h4>Methods</h4>An anonymous, electronic survey was sent to all active kidney transplant waitlist patients at a single large volume transplant center. Patients were asked to respond to three hypothetical organ offers from the following: 1) H  ...[more]

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