State-Level Variation in Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Outcomes Among Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation in the US From 2011 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about geographic variation in the outcomes of adult patients listed for heart transplantation in the US. Identifying the patterns and extent of variation is important to minimize disparity in outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the geographic patterns, extent, and factors associated with state-level variation in outcomes of adult patients listed for heart transplantation in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide retrospective cohort study used data from the United Network for Organ Sharing database to identify adult patients listed for heart transplantation at status 1A between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2016. Patients were followed up until March 31, 2018. Data were analyzed from November 1, 2019, to September 19, 2020

SUBMITTER: Akintoye E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726636 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature