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Effect of Mandatory 6‐Month Waiting Period on Waitlist and Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) policy mandates a 6‐month waiting period before exception scores are granted to liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This… Click to show full abstract

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) policy mandates a 6‐month waiting period before exception scores are granted to liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aims to evaluate waitlist and posttransplant outcomes in patients with HCC, before and after implementation of the 6‐month waiting rule.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; waiting period; outcomes patients; month waiting; month

Journal Title: Hepatology
Year Published: 2020

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