Since the adoption of a new model for assessing the severity of liver disease, women are more likely to be added to the waitlist for a liver transplant, more likely to receive a transplant, and less likely to drop off the waitlist -; closing the gap between men and women candidates, according to a study scheduled for presentation today at The...
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease sNov 18 2024 Since the adoption of a new model for assessing the severity of liver disease , women are more likely to be added to the waitlist for a liver transplant , more likely to receive a transplant, and less likely to drop off the waitlist -; closing the gap between men and women candidates, according to a study scheduled for presentation today at The Liver Meeting held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease s.
MELD 3.0 improved access to transplantation for women, and now waitlist mortality and transplant rates between men and women are the same." Kwong was involved in developing MELD 3.0. Related StoriesRecent improvements in technology increased the number of livers available, contributing to a decreased dropout rate for men as well, from 9.9% to 7.7%, but overall deceased donor transplant rates equalized for men and women after implementation of MELD 3.0, Kwong said.
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