Re: UNOS BOARD MEETING AND CHANGES

[Guest guest]

Actually the reverse, Dan…Type O is

also known as the “universal donor”, since a Type O donor can

donate to any type. A Type O recipient can only accept a Type O donor. The

policy modification is an attempt to level the playing field for Type O

recipients. The rub, of course, continues to be that the MELD/PELD system is

inherently biased against some liver diseases, one of which is PSC.

Steve

Rahn

L Tx 9/6 & 9/8 '85.

(Wash. U-STL)

(re) Born on the

4th of July, 2003 (U of Iowa)

www.presumedconsent.org

" Face

the Worst, Expect the Best,

Do

the Most, Forget the Rest "

[Guest guest]

Dan,

I was uncertain who benefited until I reviewed the current Policy

3.6.2.1, which states " or B patients with a MELD or PELD score

greater than or equal to 20. " The increase from 20 to 30 further

restricts livers from blood type O donors being used for non-O

patients. Therefore there will be more type O livers available for

transplantation into type O patients (a good thing for type O

patients as Steve said).

Tim R

> This was said:

>

> " The Board approved modifications to Policy 3.6.2.1

> (Allocation of Blood Type O Donors) stating that, with

> the exception of Status 1 patients, blood type O

> donors may only be allocated to blood type O patients,

> or B patients with a MELD or PELD score greater than

> or equal to 30. "

>

> Im I right in thinking that for a PSC patient with

> type O blood that this is not a good change?