2017
Liver allocation and distribution
Deshpande R, Hirose R, Mulligan D. Liver allocation and distribution. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2017, 22: 162-168. PMID: 28212159, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant CommitteeTransplant centersEnd-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) pointsLiver allograft allocationDeceased donor liversLife-saving organsLiver allocation policyAllograft allocationLiver transplantLiver transplantationLiver diseaseDonor liversUnited NetworkDonor organsLiver distributionAdvanced stageLiver allocationOrgan distributionPatient accessTransplantationGeographic disparitiesLiverDisease pointHealthcare systemPatients
2015
Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35
Massie AB, Chow EK, Wickliffe CE, Luo X, Gentry SE, Mulligan DC, Segev DL. Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 659-667. PMID: 25693474, PMCID: PMC6116537, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor liver transplantBaseline MELDShare 35Waitlist mortalityLiver distributionEarly posttransplant outcomesLower waitlist mortalityOdds of discardHandful of centersPosttransplant lengthLiver transplantPosttransplant mortalityPosttransplant outcomesEquivalent time periodMore transplantsEarly changesMELDMortalityPatientsTransplantMonthsEvidence of changes