Women Referred for Liver Transplant Are Less Likely to Be Transplanted Irrespective of Socioeconomic Status

Transpl Int. 2023 Nov 2:36:11667. doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11667. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Emmanouil Giorgakis¹, Martha M Estrada¹, Allison Wells¹, Mauricio Garcia Saenz de Sicilia², Matthew Deneke², Raj Patel¹, Gary Barone¹, Lyle Burdine¹, Mary K Rude²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: disparities; liver transplant; public policy; sex disparities; social vulnerability index.

MeSH terms

Female
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Liver Transplantation*
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Transplants*