title: Liver.
abstract: The median waiting time for patients with MELD ≥ 35 decreased from 18 days in 2012 to 9 days in 2014, after implementation of the Share 35 policy in June 2013. Similarly, mortality among candidates listed with MELD ≥ 35 decreased from 366 per 100 waitlist years in 2012 to 315 in 2014. The number of new active candidates added to the pediatric liver transplant waiting list in 2014 was 655, down from a peak of 826 in 2005. The number of prevalent candidates (on the list on December 31 of the given year) continued to decline, 401 active and 173 inactive. The number of deceased donor pediatric liver transplants peaked at 542 in 2008 and was 478 in 2014. The number of living donor liver pediatric transplants was 52 in 2014; most were from donors closely related to the recipients. Graft survival continued to improve among pediatric recipients of deceased donor and living donor livers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford Univerity, Palo Alto, CA.|Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Skeans
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Schladt
authors.affiliation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Richmond, VA.|United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Richmond, VA.|United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.affiliation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Richmond, VA.|United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wainright
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Israni
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kasiske
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019520:Living Donors; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
keywords: Liver transplant; model for end-stage liver disease; waiting list