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World J Nephrol. Mar 25, 2024; 13(1): 88967
Published online Mar 25, 2024. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v13.i1.88967
Challenges with non-descriptive compliance labeling of end-stage renal disease patients in accessibility for renal transplantation
Benjamin Peticca, Tomas M Prudencio, Samuel G Robinson, Sunil S Karhadkar
Benjamin Peticca, Tomas M Prudencio, Samuel G Robinson, Sunil S Karhadkar, Department of Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States
Co-first authors: Benjamin Peticca and Tomas M Prudencio.
Author contributions: Peticca B and Prudencio TM contributed equally to this work; Peticca B, Prudencio TM, and Karhadkar SS designed the research study; Peticca B, Prudencio TM, Robinson SG, and Karhadkar SS participated in drafting the manuscript and critical manuscript revision. Peticca B and Prudencio TM performed data collection and statistical analysis; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Benjamin Peticca and Prudencio Tomas M contributed equally to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have any conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Sunil S Karhadkar, FACS, MD, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Hospital, 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States. sunil.karhadkar@tuhs.temple.edu
Received: October 16, 2023
Peer-review started: October 16, 2023
First decision: November 14, 2023
Revised: November 22, 2023
Accepted: December 22, 2023
Article in press: December 22, 2023
Published online: March 25, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: For a very long time, patients with renal failure have had challenges to transplantation. Inequities in access to transplantation are widely apparent across diverse geographic zones. Increasing these disparities are non-descriptive labels that perpetuate stereotypes and further disadvantage minority populations. In this manuscript, we crystallize the roles of such labeling and seek to implore the Nephrology community to improve equity in organ transplantation.