Waitlist Outcomes in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy before and after UNOS Heart Allocation Policy Change
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.709
Abstract: Purpose We sought to analyze six-month waitlist outcomes among patients with dilated cardiomyopathy to see if the UNOS policy allocation change (10/18/2018) affected outcomes. Methods In the UNOS database, we identified 6,294 registered heart transplant… read more here.
Keywords: change; allocation; heart; policy change ... See more keywords
The Transplant Index (TI): A Novel Method To Predict Adult Liver Transplant Waitlist Outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002479
Abstract: BACKGROUND The field of transplantation is shifting outcome priorities from 1-year survival to more comprehensive metrics including transplant rate and waitlist mortality. Identifying disenfranchised candidates (high waitlist death risk, low transplantation chance) can be a… read more here.
Keywords: index; death; waitlist outcomes; disenfranchised candidates ... See more keywords