UM Miller School of Medicine: Liver Transplants - Transplanting the Sickest Patients First Provides the Best Outcomes
May 07, 2025
May 07, 2025
MIAMI, Florida, May 7 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Liver Transplants: Transplanting the Sickest Patients First Provides the Best Outcomes
By Josh Baxt
For years, transplant hepatologists have debated the ideal ways to allocate scarce donor livers to give patients the best chances for long-term survival. In the current system, the sickest patients move to the front of the line. However, ma . . .
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Liver Transplants: Transplanting the Sickest Patients First Provides the Best Outcomes
By Josh Baxt
For years, transplant hepatologists have debated the ideal ways to allocate scarce donor livers to give patients the best chances for long-term survival. In the current system, the sickest patients move to the front of the line. However, ma . . .