18 February 2022 : Original article
Impact on Waitlist Outcomes from Changes in the Medical Eligibility of Candidates for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Following Implementation of the 2017 Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Policy in the United States
Shingo Shimada1ADEF*, Toshihiro Kitajima1BCE, Yukiko Suzuki1BD, Yasutaka Kuno1BD, Tayseer Shamaa1BC, Tommy Ivanics
1BCE, Kelly Collins1DE, Michael Rizzari1BD, Atsushi Yoshida1BD, Marwan Abouljoud1BD, Dilip Moonka2BD, Shunji Nagai1ACE
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.934850
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e934850
Figure 2 The proportion of liver transplantation alone (LTA) in simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLK) listings increased in after the 2017 policy (3.0% in before the 2017 policy vs 7.9% in after the 2017 policy, P<0.001). Among each model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score group, similar trends were observed (MELD score ≤29: 5.7% vs 2.5%, P=0.006; MELD score 30–34: 9.7% vs 2.5%, P=0.009; MELD score ≥35: 12.5% vs 4.7%, P=0.004). Light solid bar: LTA before the 2017 policy. Dark solid bar: LTA after the 2017 policy.