* . *
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Earth-News
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Beyond the Stage: 8 Performing Arts Centers Driving Entertainment and Education – Livability.com

    Beyond the Stage: 8 Performing Arts Centers Transforming Entertainment and Education

    Row K Entertainment Emerges as Major New Hollywood Buyer With Splashy TIFF Shopping Spree – TheWrap

    Row K Entertainment Emerges as Major New Hollywood Buyer With Splashy TIFF Shopping Spree – TheWrap

    Charlie Hunnam Reflects on Playing a Serial Killer in Monster: The Ed Gein Story – Yahoo

    Charlie Hunnam Reveals the Dark Challenges of Playing a Serial Killer in Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    “Reba” cast, then and now: See the stars 24 years later (and who’s reunited for another show) – Yahoo

    “Reba” cast, then and now: See the stars 24 years later (and who’s reunited for another show) – Yahoo

    Why Taylor Swift Name-Dropped Elizabeth Taylor in Her New Album – Yahoo

    Here’s Why Taylor Swift Dropped Elizabeth Taylor’s Name in Her New Album

    Al Roker Gives Olivia Dean an Unexpected ‘New Job’ on the ‘Today’ Show – Yahoo

    Al Roker Shocks Olivia Dean with an Exciting New Role on the ‘Today’ Show

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

    US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

    Is Light-Speed Analog Computing the Future of Technology? – BIOENGINEER.ORG

    Could Light-Speed Analog Computing Transform the Future of Technology?

    ARM Institute opens technology project call to speed submarine manufacturing – The Robot Report

    ARM Institute Unveils Cutting-Edge Technology Project to Revolutionize Submarine Manufacturing

    Forget Cowbells. Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now. – The New York Times

    Ditch the Cowbells: Discover the High-Tech Collars Transforming Cattle Care

    What the Recent Price Surge Means for Figure Technology Solutions After SEC Settlement – Yahoo Finance

    What the Recent Price Surge Reveals About Figure Technology Solutions Following SEC Settlement

    MAC Brings iPad Technology to Football Sidelines Across All 13 Member Schools – Sports Video Group

    MAC Brings iPad Technology to Football Sidelines Across All 13 Member Schools – Sports Video Group

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    Beyond the Stage: 8 Performing Arts Centers Driving Entertainment and Education – Livability.com

    Beyond the Stage: 8 Performing Arts Centers Transforming Entertainment and Education

    Row K Entertainment Emerges as Major New Hollywood Buyer With Splashy TIFF Shopping Spree – TheWrap

    Row K Entertainment Emerges as Major New Hollywood Buyer With Splashy TIFF Shopping Spree – TheWrap

    Charlie Hunnam Reflects on Playing a Serial Killer in Monster: The Ed Gein Story – Yahoo

    Charlie Hunnam Reveals the Dark Challenges of Playing a Serial Killer in Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    “Reba” cast, then and now: See the stars 24 years later (and who’s reunited for another show) – Yahoo

    “Reba” cast, then and now: See the stars 24 years later (and who’s reunited for another show) – Yahoo

    Why Taylor Swift Name-Dropped Elizabeth Taylor in Her New Album – Yahoo

    Here’s Why Taylor Swift Dropped Elizabeth Taylor’s Name in Her New Album

    Al Roker Gives Olivia Dean an Unexpected ‘New Job’ on the ‘Today’ Show – Yahoo

    Al Roker Shocks Olivia Dean with an Exciting New Role on the ‘Today’ Show

  • General
  • Health
  • News

    Cracking the Code: Why China’s Economic Challenges Aren’t Shaking Markets, Unlike America’s” – Bloomberg

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Trump’s Narrow Window to Spread the Truth About Harris

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    Israel-Gaza war live updates: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group says

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    PAP Boss to Niger Delta Youths, Stay Away from the Protest

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Court Restricts Protests In Lagos To Freedom, Peace Park

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Fans React to Jazz Jennings’ Inspiring Weight Loss Journey

    Trending Tags

    • Trump Inauguration
    • United Stated
    • White House
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
    US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

    US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

    Is Light-Speed Analog Computing the Future of Technology? – BIOENGINEER.ORG

    Could Light-Speed Analog Computing Transform the Future of Technology?

    ARM Institute opens technology project call to speed submarine manufacturing – The Robot Report

    ARM Institute Unveils Cutting-Edge Technology Project to Revolutionize Submarine Manufacturing

    Forget Cowbells. Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now. – The New York Times

    Ditch the Cowbells: Discover the High-Tech Collars Transforming Cattle Care

    What the Recent Price Surge Means for Figure Technology Solutions After SEC Settlement – Yahoo Finance

    What the Recent Price Surge Reveals About Figure Technology Solutions Following SEC Settlement

    MAC Brings iPad Technology to Football Sidelines Across All 13 Member Schools – Sports Video Group

    MAC Brings iPad Technology to Football Sidelines Across All 13 Member Schools – Sports Video Group

    Trending Tags

    • Nintendo Switch
    • CES 2017
    • Playstation 4 Pro
    • Mark Zuckerberg
No Result
View All Result
Earth-News
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

Study measures impact of pausing organ transplants in pandemic

August 10, 2023
in Health
Study measures impact of pausing organ transplants in pandemic
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Study measures impact of pausing organ transplants in pandemic

Impact of overall-capacity constraints on the loss of patient life months. Note: This figure depicts the impact of overall-capacity constraints on the loss of patient life months. The results are estimated based on scenario 1 (see Table 6) and the nation-guidance tiered shutdown policy. Credit: Production and Operations Management (2022). DOI: 10.1111/poms.13697

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted organ transplants in unprecedented ways. Many transplant centers considered slowing down and even pausing all transplants, mostly due to the potential risk of COVID-19 to organ donors, transplant recipients and care providers.

In a study published in Production and Operations Management on managing pandemics, two operations management researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas analyzed the impact of pausing transplants on patient outcomes. Their findings could help decision-makers determine whether and how to pause organ transplants during a pandemic.

Management science doctoral student Minmin Zhang and Dr. Guihua Wang, assistant professor of operations management in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, developed a model for evaluating the impact of pausing liver transplants. The model accounts for two potential risks: COVID-19 infection in the case of no pause and health deterioration in the case of a pause.

“We found that while pausing organ transplants reduced the risk of infections and saved scarce health care resources for COVID-19 patients, patients on the waiting list became sicker while waiting for organ transplants,” Wang said. “Policymakers, care providers and patients must balance the trade-off between the risks of infection and health deterioration.”

The researchers used more than 12 years of liver transplant data from the United Network for Organ Sharing and a system of differential equations to calculate the threshold probability—the cutoff value at which a decision-maker is indifferent between pausing and continuing organ transplants.

“The threshold probability represents a decision rule: When the risk of a pandemic is high—that is, the mortality rate due to a pandemic is higher than the threshold probability we calculate—a decision-maker may consider pausing organ transplants,” Wang said. “Otherwise, they may continue organ transplants. By following this decision rule, a decision-maker can reduce the harm to patients due to the pandemic.”

To calculate the threshold probability for a specific transplant center, the researchers considered multiple parameters, including the rate of patients arriving at the center, the rate of patients getting transplants, the likelihood that a patient’s health status changes without a transplant, a patient’s expected life months with or without a transplant, and how long organ transplants are paused.

While the threshold probability differs across transplant centers, Zhang said, the study suggests that a decision-maker should be cautious in pausing liver transplants for patients with MELD-Na (model for end-stage liver disease-sodium) scores of 16 or higher when the risk of a pandemic is unknown. MELD-Na scores range from six to 40. The higher the score, the greater the patient’s chances of dying without a liver transplant in the next three months.

The study’s results support the recommendations of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the American Society of Transplantation that organ transplants should not be paused.

The researchers also compared different pause policies and analyzed how hospital capacity constraints during a pandemic affect the loss of patient life months and the length of the transplant waiting list.

They found that a tiered shutdown policy that considers the heterogeneity across different categories of patients is superior to a complete shutdown policy. They also found that a center-specific policy that considers the heterogeneity across different centers is superior to a nationwide policy.

“Regardless of the phase of the pandemic, our findings suggest that the center-specific, tiered shutdown policy is a more accurate response to a pandemic and leads to better outcomes for patients,” Zhang said. “However, this policy requires individual transplant centers to collect and analyze data to consider the differences between centers and the differences between categories of patients. It also requires policymakers to align incentives for transplant centers and patients.”

A pandemic might also affect organ transplants indirectly if the capacity of transplant centers is reduced due to the redirection of scarce health care resources such as medical staff and beds.

“The pandemic reduced the number of health care staff available for donor evaluation, organ recovery and transplant screening tests,” Wang said. “It also reduced the number of health care resources, such as ICU beds and ventilators, that are essential for organ transplants.”

They found that as the overall capacity is reduced, the loss of patient life months and the average number of extra patients on the waiting list increase.

The researchers said their model can be applied to other solid-organ transplants, such as kidney transplants, or procedures that require urgent intervention, such as cancer surgeries.

More information:
Minmin Zhang et al, Pausing transplants in the face of a global pandemic: Patient survival implications, Production and Operations Management (2022). DOI: 10.1111/poms.13697

Citation:
Study measures impact of pausing organ transplants in pandemic (2023, August 10)
retrieved 10 August 2023
from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-impact-transplants-pandemic.html

This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no
part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.

>>> Read full article>>>
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : Medical Xpress – https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-impact-transplants-pandemic.html

Tags: healthmeasuresstudy
Previous Post

Study finds good long-term outcomes for appendicitis treated without surgery

Next Post

Guiding vaccine development with machine learning

US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

October 8, 2025
Wings, booze and heartbreak – what my research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom – The Conversation

Wings, Booze, and Heartbreak: The Untold Price of Being a Devoted Sports Fan

October 8, 2025
Create Your Own Private Garden and Escape the World – Signals AZ

Design Your Own Private Garden Sanctuary and Escape the Everyday

October 8, 2025
Rethinking New York City’s Economy: “The Menace Of Prosperity” – Forbes

Rethinking New York City’s Economy: Confronting the Hidden Challenges of Prosperity

October 8, 2025
Beyond the Stage: 8 Performing Arts Centers Driving Entertainment and Education – Livability.com

Beyond the Stage: 8 Performing Arts Centers Transforming Entertainment and Education

October 8, 2025
Eagles Host Towson Wednesday for Mental Health Awareness Game – aueagles.com

Eagles Face Towson Wednesday in Impactful Mental Health Awareness Showdown

October 7, 2025
Trump questions back pay for federal workers furloughed as part of government shutdown – CNN

Trump Challenges Back Pay for Federal Workers Impacted by Government Shutdown

October 7, 2025
Learned use of an innate sound-meaning association in birds – Nature

How Birds Unlock Natural Sound-Meaning Links Through Learning

October 7, 2025
This Ancient Statue Was Discarded by Raiders. Scientists Think It’s a Rare Treasure. – Popular Mechanics

Forgotten by Raiders, This Ancient Statue Could Be a Priceless Treasure

October 7, 2025
Scientists used AI to map uncharted areas of the mouse brain – Live Science

Scientists Harness AI to Uncover Hidden Regions of the Mouse Brain

October 7, 2025

Categories

Archives

October 2025
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Sep    
Earth-News.info

The Earth News is an independent English-language daily published Website from all around the World News

Browse by Category

  • Business (20,132)
  • Ecology (856)
  • Economy (877)
  • Entertainment (21,750)
  • General (17,471)
  • Health (9,919)
  • Lifestyle (890)
  • News (22,149)
  • People (878)
  • Politics (888)
  • Science (16,087)
  • Sports (21,378)
  • Technology (15,858)
  • World (860)

Recent News

US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

US and investors gambling on unproven nuclear technology, warn experts – Financial Times

October 8, 2025
Wings, booze and heartbreak – what my research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom – The Conversation

Wings, Booze, and Heartbreak: The Untold Price of Being a Devoted Sports Fan

October 8, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

No Result
View All Result

© 2023 earth-news.info

Go to mobile version