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A decade of record increases in liver transplant

A decade of record increases in liver transplant

Feb 13, 2024 | In Focus, Liver/intestine, News

10,660 liver transplants, the most ever in a year.

Research in focus: examining organ offers

Research in focus: examining organ offers

Sep 5, 2023 | Heart/lung, In Focus, Kidney/pancreas, Liver/intestine, News, Research

Three recent studies from UNOS researchers examine offer acceptance practices and impact of Offer Filters tool.

New milestone reached in kidney donation and transplant

New milestone reached in kidney donation and transplant

Mar 28, 2023 | In Focus, Kidney/pancreas, News

For the first time, more than 25,000 kidney transplants were performed in a single year

New animation for patients explains the lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS)

New animation for patients explains the lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS)

Feb 21, 2023 | Education, Heart/lung, In Focus, News, Patient

New patient-friendly video explains the factors that will determine lung allocation in the continuous distribution framework.

More than 15,000 liver transplants performed in first two years of acuity circles policy

More than 15,000 liver transplants performed in first two years of acuity circles policy

Feb 1, 2023 | In Focus, Liver/intestine, News

Two-year monitoring shows many states had volume changes within 10 percent of previous policy.

7,000 organs tracked with UNOS Organ Tracking Service

7,000 organs tracked with UNOS Organ Tracking Service

Dec 14, 2022 | In Focus, News, Performance

30% of all OPOs use the UNOS Organ Tracking Service to monitor organs in transit.

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