Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 5 , Pages 1568-1574, November 2008

Impact of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Allocation Policy on the Use of High-Risk Organs for Liver Transplantation

  • Michael L. Volk

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Michael L. Volk, MD, MSc, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, 300 N Ingalls 7C27, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. fax: (734) 936-8944
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  • Anna S.F. Lok

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Shawn J. Pelletier

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Peter A. Ubel

      Affiliations

    • VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Rodney A. Hayward

      Affiliations

    • VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Received 22 May 2008; accepted 7 August 2008.

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 The authors disclose no financial conflicts.

 This work was supported in part by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs (to M.L.V.), and by Health Resources and Services Administration contract 234-2005-370011C (United Network for Organ Sharing).

 The content is the responsibility of the authors alone, and does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The sponsors had no role in design or conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

PII: S0016-5085(08)01508-4

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.08.003

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Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 5 , Pages 1568-1574, November 2008