Trends in Mechanical Support Use as a Bridge to Adult Heart Transplant Under New Allocation Rules
Thomas C. Hanff, Michael O. Harhay, Stephen E. Kimmel, María Molina, Jeremy A. Mazurek, Lee R. Goldberg, Edo Y. Birati
Abstract
This study investigates trends in mechanical support use after implementation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network’s new heart transplant allocation rules.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHeart transplantationUnited Network for Organ SharingOrgan procurementBridge (graph theory)ProcurementHeart transplantsIntensive care medicineTransplantationBridge to transplantationOrgan transplantationSurgeryManagementEconomicsLiver transplantationTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesViral Infections and Immunology Research