Open AccessRisk-adjusted survival in liver transplant patients assessed and managed by a non-transplanting centre: South West Liver Unit experience
Author(s) -
Benjamin Norton,
Ankur Srivastava,
Katie Ramos,
Louisa Vine,
Rhian Taylor,
Varuna Aluvihare,
Nigel Heaton,
Matthew Cramp
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
frontline gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2041-4145
pISSN - 2041-4137
DOI - 10.1136/flgastro-2019-101200
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , liver disease , retrospective cohort study , surgery , emergency medicine
Liver transplant services remain a scarce resource not reflective of geography or burden of liver disease within the UK. To address geographical concerns in the South West (SW), a devolved network model of care for liver transplantation was established in 2004 between the SW Liver Unit (SWLU) at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth and King's College Hospital, London. The SWLU has evolved to deliver both pre-transplant and post-transplant care for patients across the SW Peninsula. We determined whether risk-adjusted survival in patients assessed and managed at the SWLU compared with existing UK transplant centres.