Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System
Mori M, Wilson L, Ali A, Ahmad T, Anwer M, Jacoby D, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2017513. PMID: 32945877, PMCID: PMC7501535, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-New Haven HospitalHeart transplant programShort-term outcomesHeart transplantHeart transplant volumeNew Haven HospitalDonor heartsPatient selectionRecipient selectionTransplant programsTransplant volumeWaiting listCase volumeDonor heart allocation systemPre-post cohort studyConservative patient selectionUnused donor heartsHeart allocation systemHigher median numberCirculatory assist devicesCohort studyPatient characteristicsMore patientsSingle centerCenter volume