scholarly journals The Case for Analyzing Cost in Liver Allocation Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 233 (5) ◽  
pp. e42
Author(s):  
Anji Wall ◽  
Sumeet Asrani ◽  
Giuliano Testa
Keyword(s):  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Liver Allocation

Results after the adoption of a MELD/PELD-based liver allocation policy in Argentina

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Dip ◽  
Nora Cejas ◽  
Guillermo Cervio ◽  
Federico Villamil ◽  
Viviana Tagliafichi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Liver Allocation

A Critique of UNOS Liver Allocation Policy

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH EINAR HIMMA
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Liver Failure ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
The United States ◽  
Acute Illness ◽  
Waiting List ◽  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Liver Allocation ◽  
United Network

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) recently changed the policy by which donor livers are allocated to liver failure patients in the United States. Formerly, all liver failure patients were characterized as status 1 and placed at the top of the transplant list. Under the new policy, only patients with liver failure due to acute illness (“ALF patients”) are eligible for status 1; patients with liver failure due to chronic liver disease (“CLF patients”) are characterized as status 2. Since donor organs are allocated first to status 1 patients and then to status 2 patients, the new policy moves all CLF patients down on the waiting list relative to all ALF patients. This means that some livers that would have gone to CLF patients under the old policy will now go to ALF patients. Accordingly, while the new policy will likely increase the number of ALF patients saved, it will also increase the number of deaths among CLF patients waiting for a transplant.

scholarly journals The Impact of Proposed Changes in Liver Allocation Policy on Cold Ischemia Times and Organ Transportation Costs

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 541-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. DuBay ◽  
P. A. MacLennan ◽  
R. D. Reed ◽  
M. Fouad ◽  
M. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transportation Costs ◽  
Cold Ischemia ◽  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Liver Allocation ◽  
The Impact
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