Center-Level Variation in Transplant Rates Following the Heart Allocation Policy Change.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Wide state-level variability in waiting list outcomes have been noted for patients listed for heart transplant in the US, but little is known regarding center-level transplant rates since the heart allocation policy change.

Objective

To evaluate center-level transplant rates following the recent allocation policy change for heart transplant.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the United Network for Organ Sharing database from October 18, 2015, to March 1, 2020, for a nationwide analysis of transplant centers in the US. Transplant candidates were stratified into 2 time cohorts, with era 1 denoting the 3-year period before the policy change (October 18, 2018), and era 2 representing the 500-day period after the policy change bu

SUBMITTER: Tran Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8771429 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature