The Spread Pattern of New Practice in Liver Transplantation in the United States

Author:

Akabane Miho1,Imaoka Yuki1,Esquivel Carlos O.1,Kim W. Ray2,Sasaki Kazunari1

Affiliation:

1. Division of Abdominal Transplant Department of Surgery Stanford University Medical Center Stanford California USA

2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Stanford University Medical Center Stanford California USA

Abstract

ABSTRACTBackgroundIntroducing new liver transplantation (LT) practices, like unconventional donor use, incurs higher costs, making evaluation of their prognostic justification crucial. This study reexamines the spread pattern of new LT practices and its prognosis across the United States.MethodsThe study investigated the spread pattern of new practices using the UNOS database (2014–2023). Practices included LT for hepatitis B/C (HBV/HCV) nonviremic recipients with viremic donors, LT for COVID‐19‐positive recipients, and LT using onsite machine perfusion (OMP). One year post‐LT patient and graft survival were also evaluated.ResultsLTs using HBV/HCV donors were common in the East, while LTs for COVID‐19 recipients and those using OMP started predominantly in California, Arizona, Texas, and the Northeast. K‐means cluster analysis identified three adoption groups: facilities with rapid, slow, and minimal adoption rates. Rapid adoption occurred mainly in high‐volume centers, followed by a gradual increase in middle‐volume centers, with little increase in low‐volume centers. The current spread patterns did not significantly affect patient survival. Specifically, for LTs with HCV donors or COVID‐19 recipients, patient and graft survivals in the rapid‐increasing group was comparable to others. In LTs involving OMP, the rapid‐ or slow‐increasing groups tended to have better patient survival (p = 0.05) and significantly improved graft survival rates (p = 0.02). Facilities adopting new practices often overlap across different practices.DiscussionOur analysis revealed three distinct adoption groups across all practices, correlating the adoption aggressiveness with LT volume in centers. Aggressive adoption of new practices did not compromise patient and graft survivals, supporting the current strategy. Understanding historical trends could predict the rise in future LT cases with new practices, aiding in resource distribution.

Publisher

Wiley

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