ヒスパニックと非ヒスパニックの成人の間で肝臓移植の待合者リストの特徴と結果の差異

Monica Tincopa1, Jordan L Pace2,3, Fanny Delebecque1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MASLD Research Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.

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まとめ

ヒスパニック系は,肝臓移植 (LT) 率や待機リストの削除に影響を与えなかった. しかし,ラストドリンクからLTリストまでの長い時間は,ヒスパニック系患者の潜在的な紹介バイアスを示唆し,公平なアクセスを確保するために改善された公衆衛生の介入の必要性を強調しています.

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