A Review of the Current State of Liver Transplantation Disparities

Nabeel A. Wahid, Russell Rosenblatt, Robert S. Brown – 7 December 2020 – Equity in access is one of the core goals of the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN). However, disparities in liver transplantation have been described since the passage of the National Organ Transplant Act, which established OPTN in the 1980s. During the past few decades, several efforts have been made by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to address disparities in liver transplantation with notable improvements in many areas.

A Review of the Current State of Liver Transplantation Disparities

Nabeel A. Wahid, Russell Rosenblatt, Robert S. Brown – 7 December 2020 – Equity in access is one of the core goals of the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN). However, disparities in liver transplantation have been described since the passage of the National Organ Transplant Act, which established OPTN in the 1980s. During the past few decades, several efforts have been made by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to address disparities in liver transplantation with notable improvements in many areas.

Improvements in Disease‐Specific Health‐Related Quality of Life of Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients During Immunosuppression Withdrawal

Saeed Mohammad, Shikha S. Sundaram, Kristen Mason, Steven Lobritto, Mercedes Martinez, Yumirle P. Turmelle, John Bucuvalas, Sandy Feng, Estella M. Alonso – 6 December 2020 – Long‐term immunosuppression (IS) leads to systemic complications affecting health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in pediatric liver transplantation (LT) recipients. We serially assessed HRQOL using the PedsQL Generic and Multidimensional Fatigue Scales and Family Impact and Transplant Modules as part of a multicenter prospective immunosuppression withdrawal (ISW) trial between 2012 and 2018.

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