Open AccessDeceased Brain Dead Donor Liver Transplantation and Utilization in the United States: Nighttime and Weekend Effects
Author(s) -
Dustin Carpenter,
Mariana C. Chiles,
Elizabeth C. Verna,
Karim J. Halazun,
Jean C. Emond,
Lloyd E. Ratner,
Sumit Mohan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002533
Subject(s) - medicine , organ procurement , united network for organ sharing , liver transplantation , cohort , odds ratio , transplantation , living donor liver transplantation , emergency medicine , demography , surgery , sociology
Understanding factors that contribute to liver discards and nonusage is urgently needed to improve organ utilization.