Internet Published Policies Regarding Liver Transplant Eligibility and Substance Use in United States Transplant Centers.

ABSTRACT: Liver transplant centers in the United States retain great autonomy in determining eligibility criteria for a liver transplant. This study aims to define the availability and content of liver transplant centers' publicly available Internet policies regarding eligibility criteria for liver transplant. Three trained undergraduate students performed a structured pilot-tested assessment of official websites of the United Network for Organ Sharing-registered liver transplant centers. All 141 liver transplant centers had an accessible website. Some account of eligibility criteria was provided by 53% of centers, while 32% of centers discussed substance use. Only 17% discussed their policy regarding alcohol use in candidates with underlying alcohol use disorder, and only 2% stipulated that 6 month

SUBMITTER: German MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7603533 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature