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A deeper dive into the impact of multiple‐organ transplant policy on kidney transplant candidate prognoses

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The design of allocation policy for distribution of deceased donor organs is a complex challenge that balances goals of equity and utility. Allocation of different individual deceased donor organs follow… Click to show full abstract

The design of allocation policy for distribution of deceased donor organs is a complex challenge that balances goals of equity and utility. Allocation of different individual deceased donor organs follow unique policies reflecting inherent differences of respective patient populations. This balancing act is more complex in the context of multi-organ transplant (MOT) allocation, which has rapidly increased from 188 in 2000 to 938 transplants in 2018 -a 400% increase which almost all include kidney transplants, Figure 1.

Keywords: impact multiple; policy; organ transplant; deeper dive; dive impact; multiple organ

Journal Title: American Journal of Transplantation
Year Published: 2021

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