For people awaiting a transplant, expanded criteria donor (ECD) organs may bridge the gap between life and death. ECD availability can separate those on the waiting list from those who will die before receiving their needed organ.
Read moreTransplantation and Expanded Criteria Donors: Hepatitis C
This shortage of available organs has led to the increased use of Expanded Criteria Donors in transplant centers for many different organs. This article discusses liver transplant recipients who are hepatitis C negative and receive a liver from an expanded criteria liver donor who is Hepatitis C positive.
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