Characterizing Adaptive Changes and Patient Survival After 2018 Donor Allocation Restructuring: A UNOS Database Analysis.
Takuma MiyamotoChristopher David PrittingRob TatumDanial AhmadYevgeniy BrailovskyMahek K ShahIndranee RajapreyarJ Eduardo RameRene J AlvarezJohn W EntwistleHoward Todd MasseyVakhtang TchantchaleishviliPublished in: Critical pathways in cardiology (2024)
Allocation policy revisions have contributed to greater utilization of ECMO, Impella, and IABP, decreased utilization of LVADs and non-MCS, increased waitlist survival, and decreased post-HTx survival.