Abstract
Transplantation with EDKs is a cost-effective therapy for ESRD as compared to hemodialysis across a variety of clinical and financial scenarios. In many cases the costs of pursuing transplantation with these donors will exceed hospital reimbursement for the procedure, providing a financial disincentive to pursuing a clearly cost-effective therapy.
MeSH terms
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Cadaver
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Decision Trees
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Graft Survival
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / economics
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
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Kidney Transplantation / economics*
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Kidney Transplantation / physiology
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Kidney Transplantation / psychology
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Markov Chains
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Medicare
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Quality of Life
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Renal Dialysis / economics
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Software
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Tissue Donors / supply & distribution*
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United States