A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF HOW THE NEW UNOS HEART TRANSPLANT DONOR ALLOCATION POLICY AFFECTED URGENT STATUS LISTING AND OUTCOMES IN STATUS 1, 2, AND 3 LISTING COMPARED TO THE OLD STATUS 1A

In October 2018, UNOS initiated a new heart allocation system to prioritize the sickest patients on the waitlist. With the new policy, inpatients on temporary mechanical support have priority over those on inotropic support. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of prioritizing more