Table 2.

Nephrologists’ general views on preemptive transplantation

	Agree		Tend to Agree		Tend to Disagree		Disagree
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Attitudes toward preemptive transplantationa
Compared to other treatment options, preemptive transplantation is the therapy of choice for eligible CKD patients reaching ESRD	319	71	104	23	14	3	10	2
More formal communication between nephrologists and transplant surgeons post-transplant will improve patient care	246	54	164	36	32	7	14	3
More formal communication between nephrologists and transplant surgeons prior to transplant will improve patient care	235	52	172	38	33	7	16	4
Nephrologists should be held accountable for the proportion of CKD patients educated about preemptive transplantation	118	26	177	40	86	19	65	15
Nephrologists should be held accountable for the proportion of preemptive transplantation referrals	105	23	156	35	110	25	76	17
Promoting preemptive transplantation will increase the demand for deceased kidney donors	84	19	118	27	151	34	92	21
Financial impact on practicea
Dialysis centers lose a source of revenue after referring patients for preemptive transplantation	109	25	173	39	76	17	85	19
The current reimbursement of nephrologists for post-transplant care negatively impacts rates of referral for preemptive transplantation	69	16	108	25	152	35	108	25
Nephrologists lose a source of revenue when they recommend preemptive transplantation	60	13	143	32	120	27	122	27
The current reimbursement for dialysis negatively impacts rates of referral for preemptive transplantation	58	13	128	29	131	30	122	28
Needs/issuesa
There is a need for developing practice recommendations providing nephrologists with criteria for preemptive transplantation referrals	210	47	191	42	38	8	11	2
Nephrologists need additional information about the benefits of preemptive transplantation	149	33	160	36	103	23	37	8
Usually, patients eligible for preemptive transplantation are referred too late to a transplant center	145	32	224	49	71	15	19	4
Nephrologists need additional post-transplant care training with regard to immunosuppressant drug therapy	143	32	200	45	86	19	20	4
Nephrologists need additional post-transplant care training with regard to diabetes or infectious diseases management	134	30	196	43	101	22	20	4

^aTotal n per item not equal to 460 because of missing data.