Effect of Mandatory 6-Month Waiting Period on Waitlist and Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Shunji NagaiToshihiro KitajimaSirisha YeddulaReena SalgiaRandolph SchilkeMarwan S AbouljoudDilip MoonkaPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2020)
The HCC policy change was associated with decreased waitlist mortality/dropout and increased transplant probability. The policy helped to decrease but did not eliminate regional disparities in transplant opportunity without an effect on posttransplant outcomes.