Plateauing Deceased Donor Liver Utilisation Presents Emerging Challenges for Liver Transplantation in Australia

Key Points

• The aim is to understand the challenges in deceased donor liver utilisation for transplantation in Australia.
• Analysis of in-network and out-of-network referral volumes since 2014.
• Assessment of graft utilisation rates among out-of-network referrals.
• In-network referral volume has not changed since 2014.
• Out-of-network referral volume is increasing but with reduced graft utilisation.