Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Liver Transplant Recipients Who Underwent Expedited Transplant Evaluation

Background Expedited liver transplant evaluations of critically ill patients can be challenging due to limited time for data gathering and psychosocial evaluation. Aims To compare clinical outcomes between expedited and traditional transplant evaluation patients and assess for differences in outpati...

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Published in:Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) Calif.), 2023-09, Vol.33 (3), p.223-228
Main Authors: Lin, Emily, Patel, Anish, Young, Ericka, Gao, Yinglin, Peng, Jiahao, Woloszyn, Jakub, Volk, Michael L, Rakoski, Mina O.
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Language:English
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Summary:Background Expedited liver transplant evaluations of critically ill patients can be challenging due to limited time for data gathering and psychosocial evaluation. Aims To compare clinical outcomes between expedited and traditional transplant evaluation patients and assess for differences in outpatient resource utilization and staff burden between groups. Design Adult liver transplant recipients who underwent transplant from 2015 to 2019 were included. Expedited evaluation was defined as time from initiating transplant evaluation to transplant listing
ISSN:1526-9248
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DOI:10.1177/15269248231189870