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Renal Transplant Referral and Criteria

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The important first step to a successful kidney transplant is a timely referral for transplant evaluation. There are a number of barriers to early referral for kidney transplant evaluation. These include a lack of complete understanding of the process and the advantages and disadvantages of kidney transplantation as a therapy for chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease by both patients and physicians. The aim of this chapter is to provide an understanding of the referral process for kidney transplantation.

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  1. Transplant Surgery, UW Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Lena Sibulesky MD

  2. Division of Nephrology, UW Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Priyanka Govindan MD

  3. Transplant Surgery UWMC, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam MD

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    Anahita Dua

  3. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Sibulesky, L., Govindan, P., Bakthavatsalam, R. (2017). Renal Transplant Referral and Criteria. In: Shalhub, S., Dua, A., Shin, S. (eds) Hemodialysis Access. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_39

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