2021
Evaluation Within 30 Days of Referral for Liver Transplantation is Associated with Reduced Mortality: A Multicenter Analysis of Patients Referred Within the VA Health System
John BV, Schwartz K, Scheinberg AR, Dahman B, Spector S, Deng Y, Goldberg D, Martin P, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE. Evaluation Within 30 Days of Referral for Liver Transplantation is Associated with Reduced Mortality: A Multicenter Analysis of Patients Referred Within the VA Health System. Transplantation 2021, 106: 72-84. PMID: 33587434, PMCID: PMC8239056, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplantationTransplant centersPretransplant mortalityMultivariable Cox hazard modelTransplant evaluation processSuccessful liver transplantationMulticenter retrospective studyEvaluation of patientsVA health systemDays of referralCox hazard modelPosttransplant deathTransplant evaluationPosttransplant mortalityHigher MELDMulticenter analysisRetrospective studyList dropoutReduced mortalityHazards modelPatientsTransplantationReferralHealth systemMortality
2020
Assessing the Impact of Referral on Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhang Y, Weinreb J, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Taddei T. Assessing the Impact of Referral on Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2020, 17: 1636-1643. PMID: 32533924, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardTertiary care institutionHepatocellular carcinomaImpact of referralHCC casesCare institutionsInitial suspicionDecreased health care costsDiagnosis of HCCIncident HCC casesUnnecessary diagnostic proceduresHealth care costsChart reviewConsensus of expertsInitial careOptimal treatmentTumor boardAmerican CollegeHCC diagnosisPatientsUnique cancerCare costsOutside institutionDiagnostic proceduresReferral