1. Dynamics of the Romanian Waiting List for Liver Transplantation after Changing Organ Allocation Policy.
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Gheorghe, Liana, Iacob, Speranta, Iacob, Razvan, Smira, Gabriela, Pietrareanu, Corina, Hrehoret, Doina, Brasoveanu, Vlad, Gheorghe, Cristian, and Popescu, Irinel
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ORGAN transplant waiting lists , *LIVER transplantation , *TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc. , *DEATH , *PATIENTS - Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to characterize the dynamics of the Romanian waiting list (WL) for liver transplantation (LT) over two periods: 2004-2007 vs. 2008-2011. Methods: 1,085 patients listed for LT during the time period 2004-2011 were included in our analysis. Results: Death on the WL was significantly higher before 2008 (37% vs. 26.4%, p=0.0001) and risk of dying while on WL was 60% higher. Waiting time on the WL was 75% longer and time until LT was 102% longer before 2008 compared to the second time period (p=0.0001). After 2008, 62.3% of patients were listed for LT with Child Pugh class C compared to 22.1% before 2008 (p<0.0001). Conclusion: A significant reduction of mortality has been registered on the Romanian WL for LT after 2008, despite the increased severity of liver disease in patients listed for LT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013