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Unraveling Social Factors Existing Between Donor-recipient Pairings in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) provides an opportunity for transplantation and survival benefit in low MELD. LDLT success necessitates significant social support, resources, and a healthy donor which may inherently disadvantage a subset of patients with end-stage liver disease who have fewer resources. While it is well known that community-level factors impact outcomes in liver transplantation, little is known regarding how social conditions impact donor-recipient pairings.

Source: American Journal of Transplantation

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.12.251

Authors: Brittany Rocque, Justin Weissberg, Matthew Byrne, Karen Pineda-Solis, Koji Tomiyama, Roberto Hernandez Alejandro

Institution: University of Rochester Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,300