The Effect of the Volume of Procedures at Transplantation Centers on Mortality after Liver Transplantation

Abstract

As a group, liver-transplantation centers in the United States that perform 20 or fewer transplantations per year have mortality rates that are significantly higher than those at centers that perform more than 20 transplantations per year. Information regarding the outcome of liver transplantation at transplantation centers should be made widely available to the public in a timely manner.