Longitudinal Assessment of Performance Status in US Liver Transplantation: National Trends and Survival Implications
Although the transplant community has mitigated low KPS on the LT waitlist, optimizing post-LT outcomes, only modest improvement was seen in patients with high (≥30) MELD scores at listing. These findings highlight the need to enhance functional status in LT candidates and ensure timely transplants for patients with high MELD scores.
Authors
- Jonathan Platt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-0494)
- Tomohiro Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-8444)
- Emily Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5838-9691)
- David Axelrod
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001826
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00