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Patients living more than 150 km from the liver transplant center had similar weight list mortality and transplant rates, as they lived nearby but experienced emergency room visits and hospital stays before and after waiting.
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The researchers conducted a population-based retrospective analysis of adult patients awaiting liver transplants in Canada from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021 to assess whether the distance to the transplant center had an impact on patient outcomes and medical use. Science for assessing mortality rates of science weight lists, receipt of liver transplants, and healthcare use patterns before and after the list (emergency department visits and hospitalizations).
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Analysed 552 patients (median age, 59 years, median distance from median, 110 km), 71.4% received liver transplantation. Distance to the transplant center did not predict the reception or reception of a liver or liver transplant. [HR]1.12; p <.01), whereas the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma was associated with lower waitlist mortality (HR, 0.13; p <.01). Patients over 150 km away had median hospitalizations for emergency department visits (median 2; p < .01) and hospitalizations (median 2 vs 1; p = .02). Additionally, median emergency department visits increased significantly within 90 days of listing, although these results were not significant.
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“In the case of LT, if healthcare usage increases [liver transplantation] Candidates are far from the tertiary center, and this cost costs patients and the system must balance the potential benefits of the solution. For example, satellite evaluation clinics have benefited LT ratings in the UK and are significant for both patients and providers,” the author writes.
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The study was led by Mayur Bramania, Maryland, of the Calgary Coming School of Medicine in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Published online in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
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Distance was evaluated as a continuous variable, but statistical power was insufficient to identify important cutoffs. Other Canadian patients were not included due to database limitations and may not show significant outcome differences in these populations.
Disclosure:
This study was funded by the Multi-Organ Transplant Programme as part of the London Health Science Centre Annual Research Grant. The author reported no conflict of interest.
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