Australian deceased donor kidney allocation protocols: Transplant waiting and graft quality for XXXX and adolescents.

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UNASSIGNED: @entity336 kidney allocation protocols may influence timing of transplantation and graft quality for pediatric recipients. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of these protocols, including pediatric priority, on waiting time on dialysis, transplant type, donor age, and HLA matching according to state of transplant in Australia. De-identified information on @entity1 <15  yr of age who commenced RRT in NSW, Qld, and Victoria from 2002 to 2011 was retrieved from the ANZDATA. Transplant type, donor age, and HLA mismatching were compared between states, with competing risk regression used to examine the time to transplant. There were significant differences in waiting time to @entity336 transplantation between the three states. @entity1 in NSW and Qld waited a median of 14 and 11  months vs. 21  months in Victoria. The ratio of LD to @entity336 transplants was lower in NSW and Qld. Differences correlated with @entity336 pediatric priority in NSW and Qld. DDs in NSW were older than in the other states. HLA matching did not differ. @entity336 kidney allocation protocols with pediatric priority in Australian states were associated with shorter waiting times and increased @entity336 proportion.
