US Population Size and Outcomes of Adults on Liver Transplant Waiting Lists
In this retrospective nationwide cohort study, being wait-listed in less populated regions was associated with greater mortality among critically ill LT candidates with high MELD scores, underscoring the limitations of allocation systems based purely on fixed distances.
Authors
- David A. Axelrod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5684-0613)
- Mark W. Vander Weg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-0812)
- Tomohiro Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-8444)
- Keith J. Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6533-3303)
- George L. Wehby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-9908)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- Iowa City VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1759
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.61