A5027604455- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
University of California, San Francisco
2021-2022
Since the introduction of MELD-based allocation system, women are now 30% less likely than men to undergo liver transplant (LT) and have 20% higher waitlist mortality. These disparities in large part due height differences though no national policies been implemented reduce sex disparities. Patients were identified using Scientific Registry Transplant Recipients (SRTR) from 2014 2019. categorized into five groups by first dividing thirds then shortest third three capture more granular most...
As a result of ongoing regional disparities, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) implemented policy in May 2019 limiting exception points waitlisted patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to median Model End‐Stage Liver Disease at transplant area surrounding center minus 3 (MMAT‐3). The impact this change remains unknown. We included adult HCC (n = 4567) and without 19,773) UNOS database added waiting list before (May 7, 2017‐May 18, 2019) after 19, 2019‐March 2020). Cumulative...