Kidney Week 2025 Early Program - Care of Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients-Effective Wait-List Management

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Dr. Bloom discusses effective kidney transplant waitlist management using a 52-year-old diabetic woman as an example. Although transplant volume is rising, the waitlist remains large because many patients are removed without transplant—often due to becoming too sick or dying. Deceased-donor wait times vary widely (often 5–8 years regionally), influenced by living donation, pre-dialysis time, blood type, sensitization, and willingness to accept less conventional organs. He highlights growing candidate complexity (older age, diabetes, heart disease, cancer) and limited guidelines for ongoing waitlist care. He proposes structured “transplant readiness” visits to keep patients eligible through education, monitoring, and cross-specialty collaboration.

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Roy Bloom

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Speaker Roy Bloom

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kidney transplant waitlist management

transplant readiness visits

deceased-donor wait time variability

candidate complexity comorbidities

living donation and organ acceptance criteria