The Kidney Transplant Evaluation Process in the Elderly: Reasons for Being Turned down and Opportunities to Improve Cost-Effectiveness in a Single Center

Table 4

Summary of all patients turned down for transplant and unnecessary testing.

Timing of patient being turned down	Number of patients turned down	Number of patients with unnecessary testing	Charges associated with unnecessary testing (USD)	All patients referred for transplant and turned down ()	All patients evaluated in clinic and turned down ()
Chart review	75	0	0
H&P with physician	51	0	0
Basic diagnostic testing		51	137,343
Supplementary diagnostic testing	58	33	304,337
Totals	184	84
Overall % of patients with unnecessary testing and charges				46%	77%

Patients who were turned down after chart review; only patients who were evaluated in clinic; H&P, history and physical examination.