According to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), some transplant teams showed patterns of denying donor hearts to certain patients when offers became available. The probability of a donor heart being accepted by these transplant centers was more likely for white women, followed by Black women, white men, then Black men, accordingContinue reading “Gender and Ethnic Disparity in Heart Transplants and Upcoming Changes in Organ Allocation”
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Transplant List – Part Two, Liver and Kidney
In the previous entry, we discussed the transplant process for heart and lung. Today, we will continue our discussion with liver and kidney transplants. LIVER The organ allocation policy currently in use went into effect in 2020. MELD, the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, is a numeric scale, ranging from 6 (less ill) to 40Continue reading “Transplant List – Part Two, Liver and Kidney”
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