Preference between medical outcomes and travel times: an analysis of liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is evidence of a volume outcome relationship for liver transplantation. In Germany, there is a minimum volume threshold of 20 transplantations per year for each center. Thresholds potentially lead to centralization of the healthcare supply, generating longer travel times.

Objective

This study assessed whether patients are willing to travel longer times to transplantation centers for better outcomes (lower hospital mortality and higher 3-year survival) and identified patient characteristics influencing their choices.

Methods

Participants were recruited in hospitals and via random samples at registration offices. Discrete choice experiments were used to identify trade-offs in their choices between local and regional centers. Descriptive statistics and l

SUBMITTER: Burkamp JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933375 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature