What are the outcomes of declining a public health service increased risk liver donor for patients on the liver transplant waiting list?
Kristopher P. Croome, David D. Lee, Surakit Pungpapong, Andrew P. Keaveny, C. Burcin Taner – 17 January 2018 – The tragedy of the national opioid epidemic has resulted in a significant increase in the number of opioid‐related deaths and accordingly an increase in the number of potential donors designated Public Health Service (PHS) increased risk. Previous studies have demonstrated reluctance to use these PHS organs, and as a result, higher discard rates for these organs have been observed.