Methodological considerations in comparing access to Pre-emptive renal transplantation between SLE and other ESRD causes in the USRDS

摘要

Background: We compared pre-emptive transplant rates between SLE and non-SLE end-stage renal disease (ESRD) from the U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) and investigated the potential influence of frequency matching and primary ESRD causes in the non-SLE group.