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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.

Black kidney candidates are receiving waiting time modifications, helping them get the organs they need

Black kidney candidates are receiving waiting time modifications, helping them get the organs they need

Dec 4, 2023 | Equity, In Focus, Kidney/pancreas, Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy monitoring reports, Trending

Latest kidney monitoring report shows two new kidney polices are working as intended

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.

Another record year for heart transplants: Steep increases seen in DCD transplants in 2022

Another record year for heart transplants: Steep increases seen in DCD transplants in 2022

Feb 14, 2023 | Heart/lung, In Focus, News, Performance

February is American Heart Month

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How UNOS uses data to help transplant programs improve

UNOS uses the same process for data requests from the OPTN as any other entity and can provide aggregated, limited or patient-level information about a variety of subjects due to our deep knowledge and understanding based on decades of experience.

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