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Editorial
. 2025 Apr 1;14(2):286-289.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn-2024-712. Epub 2025 Mar 25.

Benchmark center volume and regional disparity in living donor liver transplantation

Ivan Vella  1 , Fabrizio di Francesco  1 , Sergio Li Petri  1 , Duilo Pagano  1 , Caterina Accardo  1 , Giuseppe Mamone  2 , Sergio Calamia  1 , Salvatore Gruttadauria  1   3
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Editorial

Benchmark center volume and regional disparity in living donor liver transplantation

Ivan Vella et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT); benchmark; center volume.

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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://hbsn.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/hbsn-2024-712/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Recent increasing trend in organ donation in Sicily. (A) Trends in organ donation over time from both deceased donors (reported in number of donors per million population) and living donors (reported in absolute numbers). (B) Comparison of regional deceased donors and liver transplantations on adult recipients between 2023 and 2024. Data about donors are courtesy of the Italian National Transplant Center. *, the figure for 2024 is a projection made from data available as of November 24, 2024. pmp, per million population.
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Comment on

  • Novel Benchmark for Adult-to-Adult Living-donor Liver Transplantation: Integrating Eastern and Western Experiences.
    Li Z, Rammohan A, Gunasekaran V, Hong S, Chen IC, Kim J, Hervera Marquez KA, Hsu SC, Kirimker EO, Akamatsu N, Shaked O, Finotti M, Yeow M, Genedy L, Dutkowski P, Nadalin S, Boehnert MU, Polak WG, Bonney GK, Mathur A, Samstein B, Emond JC, Testa G, Olthoff KM, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Taner T, Wong TC, Lo CM, Hasegawa K, Balci D, Cattral M, Sapisochin G, Selzner N, Bin Jeng L, Broering D, Joh JW, Chen CL, Suk KS, Rela M, Clavien PA. Li Z, et al. Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 1;278(5):798-806. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006038. Epub 2023 Jul 21. Ann Surg. 2023. PMID: 37477016

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