Uptake of Home Dialysis After Kidney Transplant Failure by Sex

An ANZDATA registry study analyzed dialysis after transplant failure of 3,521 patients from 2000 to 2020. While 38% of the patients were female, 12 months after transplant failure, 14% were using PD and 12% were using home HD. Males were 55% less likely to choose PD after transplant failure and 66% more likely to choose home HD. These disparities were greater in low SES regions.

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