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Sex Disparities in Liver Transplant Vary Across Centers and Persist After MELD 3.0 Implementation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Purpose: Liver allocation policy in the United States changed in July 2023 to address long-standing disparities in waitlist mortality and transplant rates among female transplant candidates. This change involved modifying the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to add female sex as a variable, as well as albumin, albumin x creatinine, and bilirubin x sodium interactions. We estimated the cause-specific hazard of transplant for women before and after this policy change and identified center-specific differences.

Source: American Journal of Transplantation

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.07.2248

Authors: K. Ross-Driscoll, A. Ayuk-Arrey, L. Nephew, C. Kubal

Institutions: Indiana University Indianapolis, Regenstrief Institute

Language: English

Topic: Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,300