2021
Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant
Merola J, Gan G, Stewart D, Noreen S, Mulligan D, Batra R, Haakinson D, Deng Y, Kulkarni S. Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260000. PMID: 34793524, PMCID: PMC8601542, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor service areasWaitlist mortalityTransplant centersMedian MELDHigh mortalityStatus changesLiver transplant waitlist mortalityDeceased donor transplantsInactive statusTransplant probabilityInactive patientsMELD scoreDonor transplantsHazard ratioIndependent predictorsTransplant ratesCare coordinationMortalityPatientsTransplantLevel cohortsTertileSignificant differencesCohortMELD
2017
Inequity in organ allocation for patients awaiting liver transplantation: Rationale for uncapping the model for end-stage liver disease
Nadim MK, DiNorcia J, Ji L, Groshen S, Levitsky J, Sung RS, Kim WR, Andreoni K, Mulligan D, Genyk YS. Inequity in organ allocation for patients awaiting liver transplantation: Rationale for uncapping the model for end-stage liver disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 67: 517-525. PMID: 28483678, PMCID: PMC7735955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseLiver transplantMELD scoreLiver diseaseSick patientsLiver transplantationOrgan allocationEquitable organ distributionGreater MELD scoresPost-transplant outcomesOrgan Sharing dataPost-transplant survivalUnderwent liver transplantObjective scoring systemWaitlist registrationWaitlist mortalityHazard ratioSurvival benefitWaitlist candidatesUnited NetworkPatientsTransplantScoring systemMELDOrgan distribution