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Can non-directed living liver donation help improve access to grafts and correct socioeconomic disparities in pediatric liver transplantation?

Dor YoeliAmy G FeldmanRashikh A ChoudhuryHunter B MooreShikha S SundaramTrevor L NydamMichael E WachsElizabeth A PomfretMegan A AdamsWhitney E Jackson
Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
ND-LLD allows additional children to receive LTs and may help address some of the socioeconomic disparity in pediatric LDLT, but currently account for only a minority of LDLT and are only performed at a few institutions. Initiatives to improve access to both D-LLD and ND-LLD transplants are needed.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • health insurance