Changes to the policy that governs how liver transplants are allocated in the United States were meant to increase the number of transplants and make the process more equitable, but a new study raises concerns that it's putting certain underserved communities at a greater disadvantage.
Changes to the policy that governs how liver transplant s are allocated in the United States were meant to increase the number of transplants and make the process more equitable, but a new study raises concerns that it's putting certain underserved communities at a greater disadvantage.Video above: Daughter's liver, kidney transplants help save mother's lifeThe new liver allocation policy changed the geographic parameters that guide which patients receive donated organs.
'A related commentary, also published in JAMA Surgery on Wednesday, suggests that broader and longer-term analysis is important before making a judgement on how the new policy is working.While it's clear that not all transplant centers are 'equally resilient in responding to changes in national allocation policy,' the sample of centers used in the new analysis might not be nationally representative, wrote the authors, led by Dr.
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