Allison J Kwong, Erin Schnellinger, Julia Foutz, Matt Cafarella, Shunji Nagai, Scott W Biggins, James Pomposelli, James Trotter
Candidates for multivisceral transplant (MVT) have experienced decreased access to transplant in recent years. Using Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, transplant and waiting list outcomes for MVT (ie, liver-intestine, liver-intestine-pancreas, and liver-intestine-kidney-pancreas) candidates listed between February 4, 2018, and February 3, 2022, were analyzed, including model for end-stage liver disease/pediatric end-stage liver disease and exception scores by era (before and after acuity circle [AC] implementation on February 4, 2020) and age group (pediatric and adult)...
February 24, 2024: American Journal of Transplantation