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ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2022

Lost potential and missed opportunities for DCD liver transplantation in the United States.

Robert M Cannon, Ariann F Nassel, Jeffery T Walker, Saulat S Sheikh, Babak J Orandi, Raymond J Lynch, Malay B Shah, David S Goldberg, Jayme E Locke

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Geographic variation in utilization of deceased donor livers in the United States in the era of advanced perfusion.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026
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9 authors.

Robert M CannonDepartment of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address: Rmcannon@uabmc.edu.
Ariann F NasselLister Hill Center for Health Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Jeffery T WalkerCenter for the Study of Community Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Saulat S SheikhDepartment of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Babak J OrandiDepartment of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Raymond J LynchDepartment of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Malay B ShahDepartment of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
David S GoldbergDepartment of Medicine, Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Jayme E LockeDepartment of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Funding

Geographic Variation in Non-HCC MELD Exceptions and Its Effect on Liver Transplant Waitlist OutcomesK08DK125769 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CANNON, ROBERT M. · 2021 to 2025
$807k
NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK125769
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDonation after cardiac death(DCD) has been proposed as an avenue to expand the liver donor pool.

methodsWe examined factors associated with nonrecovery of DCD livers using UNOS data from 2015 to 2019.

resultsThere 265 non-recovered potential(NRP) DCD livers. Blood type AB (7.8% vs. 1.1%) and B (16.9% vs. 9.8%) were more frequent in the NRP versus actual donors (p < 0.001). The median driving time between donor hospital and transplant center was similar for NRP and actual donors (30.1 min vs. 30.0 min; p = 0.689), as was the percentage located within a transplant hospital (20.8% vs. 20.9%; p = 0.984).The donation service area(DSA) of a donor hospital explained 27.9% (p = 0.001) of the variability in whether a DCD liver was recovered.

conclusionA number of potentially high quality DCD donor livers go unrecovered each year, which may be partially explained by donor blood type and variation in regional and DSA level practice patterns.

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Liver TransplantationTissue and Organ ProcurementDeathGraft SurvivalHumansLiverRetrospective StudiesTissue DonorsUnited StatesDCDGeographyLiver transplantOrgan donationUNOS

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PMCPMC9940905

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