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Variations in liver allocation systems across continents with a focus on MELD exceptions
Tanaka, Tomohiro , Polak, Wojciech G. , Vinaixa, Carmen , Russo, Francesco Paolo, Kabaçam, Gökhan , Chaudhury, Prosanto , Pillai, Anjana , Selzner, Nazia, Russo, Francesco Paolo , Polak, Wojciech G , Kabacam, Gökhan , Heimbach, Julie K , Hakeem, Abdul , Chadha, Ryan , Francoz, Claire , Russo, Francesco Paolo , Line, Pål‐Dag , Liu, Ken , Contreras, Alan G. , Selzner, Nazia , Heimbach, Julie K.
Liver Transplantation | October 16, 2025 | Volume: 32 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 748-764
Variations in liver allocation systems worldwide are presented, with a specific focus on regional differences and their potential impact on outcomes, with the goal of serving as a reference for future policy development. Summaries of liver allocation across multiple European, Scandinavian, and Asian systems, as well as the combined allocation system of Australia plus Canada, the United States, and the systems in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean are reviewed. A comprehensive comparison of how different regions address MELD exceptions, primarily focusing on hepatocellular carcinoma, along with the most common etiologies of liver disease requiring transplantation is presented. In addition, the adoption of living donation and donation after circulatory death is discussed. The study involves contributions from a diverse group of world experts in liver transplantation and may serve as an essential resource to foster international dialogue as countries strive to optimize organ allocation policies, including MELD exceptions.
Report of the 24th Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society
Martin, Eléonora De , Hessheimer, Amelia J. , Kabaçam, Gökhan , Rajanayagam, Jeremy, Kirchner, Varvara A. , Kalisvaart, Marit , Scalera, Irene , Bhat, Mamatha , Contreras, Alan G. , Bhat, Mamatha , Kirchner, Varvara , Chadha, Ryan , Bhangui, Prashant
Transplantation | November 21, 2018 | Volume: 103 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 465-469
The 24th Joint Annual Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society in association with European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association and Liver Intensive Care Group of Europe was held in Lisbon, Portugal from May 23 to 26, 2018. More than 1200 participants from over 60 countries including surgeons, hepatologists, anesthesiologists and critical care intensivists, radiologists, pathologists, organ procurement personnel, and research scientists came together with the common aim of improving care and outcomes for liver transplant recipients. Over 600 scientific abstracts were presented. The principal themes were living donation, use of marginal liver donors, machine preservation, disease-specific immunosuppressive regimen, malignancies, and advances in pediatric liver transplantation and liver transplant anesthesia. This report presents excerpts from invited lectures and select abstracts from scientific sessions, which add to current knowledge, and will drive clinical practice and future research.