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The demand for donated organs greatly exceeds supply and many candidates die awaiting transplantation. Policies for allocating deceased donor organs may address equity of access and medical efficacy, but typically must be implemented with incomplete information. Simulation-based analysis can inform the policy process by predicting the likely effects of alternative policies on a wide variety of outcomes of interest. This paper describes a family of simulations developed by the US Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and initial experience in the application of one member of this family, the Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM).
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Thompson, D., Waisanen, L., Wolfe, R. et al. Simulating the Allocation of Organs for Transplantation. Health Care Manage Sci 7, 331–338 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10729-004-7541-3
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