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Data Substantiates More Lives Saved with New Liver Transplant Policy RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 15, 1996 -- Data released today by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) confirms that changes in the national liver allocation policy will result in more lives saved among those receiving transplants over the next three years. According to 0. Patrick Daily, Ph.D., UNOS Assistant Executive Director of Operations and head of the Scientific Registry on organ transplantation, "We have used the most sophisticated computer simulation modelling available in the United States today and have confirmed that 200 more patients will be transplanted during the next three years as a result of the new liver allocation policy." According to Daily, specific details of the new liver allocation policy ensure that: 1. Sickest patients with the highest chance of surviving will have a greater chance of being transplanted compared to the old policy. "For example, our statistics indicate that between one and two patients are added daily to the liver transplant list as a result of sudden and acute liver failure. These patients will receive the highest priority under the new policy," Daily said. 2. Everyone in the country will have an equal opportunity to be added to the national waiting list for a liver transplant. The new policy includes standardized listing criteria for patients being added to the list. These changes represent a significant improvement for all patients waiting for liver transplants today including those with chronic liver disease, Daily added. UNOS is the national, non-profit, policy-making organization that includes all transplant hospitals in the United States today. It also maintains the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients under contract with the Federal Government. It is the only official government appointed organization that manages the data used to develop policy on organ transplants. "The need for liver transplantation is a life and death matter. Almost 7,200 people today are waiting for a liver transplant. It is imperative that we transplant as many of those waiting as possible. The policy changes will ensure that this will happen as we face the highest organ shortage ever," says Dr. James Burdick, president of the UNOS Board of Directors and transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. The new policy will be effective January 20, 1997. E-mail this page to a friend or colleague! To print, use this version