Improved Waitlist Outcomes in Liver Transplant Patients With Mid-MELD-Na Scores Listed in Centers Receptive to Use of Organs Donated After Circulatory Death.

Katsunori MiyakeLucy C ChauSheri TrudeauToshihiro KitajimaNiluka WickramaratneShingo ShimadaAhmed NassarHumberto C GonzalezDeepak VenkatDilip MoonkaAtsushi YoshidaMarwan S AbouljoudShunji Nagai

Published in: Transplantation (2024)

We conclude that transplant centers' use of DCD livers can improve waitlist outcomes, particularly among mid-MELD-Na patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
weight loss