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Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant.

Jonathan MerolaGeliang GanDarren StewartSamantha NoreenJonathan MerolaRamesh BatraDanielle HaakinsonYanhong DengSanjay Kulkarni
Published in: PloS one (2021)
This study shows that an inactive status change is independently associated with waitlist mortality. This association differs by a centers' and a DSAs' MMaT. Prioritization through care coordination to resolve issues of inactivity is fundamental to improving access.
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