News tagged with organ availability


Decline in available liver transplants expected

A new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources and Services Administration, and published in the January 2013 issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for th ...

Other created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most liver transplant candidates receive donation offers

Most liver transplant candidates who died or were removed from the transplant list actually received one or more liver donation offers, according to a recent UCSF study.

Other created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patient survival not impacted by liver transplants performed at night or on weekends

A new study, funded in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows that liver transplants performed at night or on weekends do not adversely affect patient or graft survival. Findings available in ...

Surgery created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0