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Yichen Fang1, Jahnavi Nadella1, Madison Yeager1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA.

Cureus
|November 10, 2025
PubMed
概括

通过优先考虑疾病严重程度,Acuity Circle (AC) 肝移植政策提高了公平性,并减少了等候名单时间. 然而,它也增加了器官的运行距离和冷缺血时间,表明后勤挑战仍然存在.

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