The impact of adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation on transplant center outcomes reporting

Background The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) has released a 5‐tier performance ranking system based upon results of deceased‐donor and living‐donor liver transplantation. Materials and Methods An analysis of Spring 2017 SRTR Program Specific Reports for outcomes of adult living...

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Published in:Clinical transplantation 2017-11, Vol.31 (11), p.n/a
Main Authors: Renz, John F., Diaz, Geraldine C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
donors and donation
Humans
Liver Transplantation
living donor
Living Donors
organ allocation
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Registries
Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Summary:Background The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) has released a 5‐tier performance ranking system based upon results of deceased‐donor and living‐donor liver transplantation. Materials and Methods An analysis of Spring 2017 SRTR Program Specific Reports for outcomes of adult living‐donor and deceased‐donor liver transplantation. Results Utilizing the current SRTR performance algorithm, living‐donor liver transplant results may disproportionately affect transplant center performance ranking. Conclusion Improvements in SRTR performance ranking including transparency in outcomes calculation, a calculating tool for transplant centers, and the potential reporting of living‐donor outcomes as a separate report are necessary.
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.13120