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16265097

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
In the past, organ allocation in the US was based on anecdotal experience, self-interest and the opinions of single centers, with little support in the way of scientific evidence, mathematical survival modeling or validation. As organ transplantation became more successful, and as disparity between the number of patients on the waiting list and available organs became larger, a more justifiable donor allocation scheme became necessary. The current allocation scheme for donor livers is based on the model for end-stage liver disease/pediatric end-stage liver disease, which was introduced in 2002 by the United Network for Organ Sharing. This new allocation system has improved accuracy for predicting pretransplant mortality. In addition, the number of liver transplantations has risen for almost all etiologic categories, most noticeably for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Fewer patients have been registered on the liver transplant waiting list and fewer have been removed from the list because they have died or become too sick for transplantation. So far, this new allocation system has been a success, but it does have its shortcomings, and even with improvements to the system, the use of the donor organ pool still needs to be optimized.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1743-4378
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
24-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient selection in an era of donor liver shortage: current US policy.
pubmed:affiliation
Mayo Clinic Transplant Center, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. rwiesner@mayo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review