The introduction of a super-urgent heart allocation scheme in the UK: A 2-year review.

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Abstract

In response to a growing number of patients on the UK urgent heart transplant waiting list, the UK donor heart allocation scheme was revised in October 2016 with the introduction of a new super-urgent category. Patients with temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) became eligible for super-urgent registration. The aim of this study was to compare activity, indications, and outcomes before and after the change.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Heart Lung Transplant

Title: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1557-3117

ISSN (Print): 1053-2498

Publication date (Electronic): October 2020

Volume: 39

Issue: 10

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Statistics and Clinical Studies NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom. Electronic address: sally.rushton@nhsbt.nhs.uk.

[2 ] Royal Papworth Hospital Cambridge, United Kingdom.

[3 ] University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

[4 ] Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

[5 ] Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.

[6 ] Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland.

[7 ] Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1053-2498(20)31614-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.06.013

PubMed ID: 32660781

SO-VID: 74bc1e3e-25d4-4156-b786-0c4149399e3b

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Keywords: heart allocation,post transplant survival,short-term mechanical circulatory support,transplant,waiting list outcomes

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Keywords: heart allocation, post transplant survival, short-term mechanical circulatory support, transplant, waiting list outcomes

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