title: Racial differences in pediatric renal transplantation-24-year single center experience.
abstract: Racial disparities in quality of health are major issues affecting healthcare delivery. While substantial studies have been done in adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), similar studies are lacking in pediatric patients with ESRD. We retrospectively analyzed our transplant database from 1978-2002 to identify racial trends in a pediatric ESRD population. Significant racial differences were noted in number of pre-emptive transplants, type of graft received, height at transplant and causes of ESRD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA. OmolojaA@childrensdayton.org
authors.forename: Abiodun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omoloja
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stolfi
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitsnefes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*