Exception Points and Body Size Contribute to Gender Disparity in Liver Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Women are significantly less likely than men to receive a liver transplant and more likely to die on the waitlist. We investigated potential reasons for these disparities, including match run positioning and organ declines caused by small stature of female recipients.

Methods

We analyzed data from the United Network of Organ Sharing registry of candidates placed on the waitlist from May 10, 2007, through June 17, 2013. Primary outcomes included ranked in first position on a match run, having an organ declined while in first position, declining an organ while in first position because of size mismatch between donor and recipient (body surface area discordance), and death or becoming too sick for liver transplantation.

Results

Among 64,995 patients on

SUBMITTER: Nephew LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423635 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature