Dialysis Facility Staffing Ratios and Kidney Transplant Access Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Alexandra C. Bicki,
Barbara Grimes,
Charles E. McCulloch
et al.
Abstract:ImportancePatient to staff ratios vary across US dialysis facilities and have been associated with patient outcomes in older adults.ObjectiveTo determine whether patient to nurse or patient to social worker staff ratios are associated with access to kidney transplant for adolescents and young adults.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsRetrospective cohort study including patients aged 12 to 30 years who started dialysis between 2005 and 2019 at 8490 US facilities according to the US Renal Data System, the nationa… Show more
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