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Current Status of Simultaneous Liver‐Kidney Transplantation in the United States
Author(s) -
Lum Erik L.,
Cárdenas Andrés,
Martin Paul,
Bunnapradist Suphamai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
liver transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-6473
pISSN - 1527-6465
DOI - 10.1002/lt.25444
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , intensive care medicine , listing (finance) , kidney transplantation , liver disease , kidney , finance , economics
On August 10, 2017, a formal policy was enacted in the United States that defined listing criteria for simultaneous liver‐kidney transplantation and priority for patients who received a liver transplantation (LT) and subsequently developed significant kidney disease after LT. This article reviews and summarizes the rationale for such policies, the policies themselves, and the potential impact on LT candidates.