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The impact of adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation on transplant center outcomes reporting
Author(s) -
Renz John F.,
Diaz Geraldine C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/ctr.13120
Subject(s) - medicine , living donor liver transplantation , transplantation , waiting list , liver transplantation , single center , ranking (information retrieval) , intensive care medicine , surgery , machine learning , computer science
Background The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients ( SRTR ) has released a 5‐tier performance ranking system based upon results of deceased‐donor and living‐donor liver transplantation. Materials and Methods An analysis of Spring 2017 SRTR Program Specific Reports for outcomes of adult living‐donor and deceased‐donor liver transplantation. Results Utilizing the current SRTR performance algorithm, living‐donor liver transplant results may disproportionately affect transplant center performance ranking. Conclusion Improvements in SRTR performance ranking including transparency in outcomes calculation, a calculating tool for transplant centers, and the potential reporting of living‐donor outcomes as a separate report are necessary.