Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	36378
Country	United States

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Effect of transplant center volume on post-transplant survival in patients listed for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rohan M Modi, Dmitry Tumin, Andrew J Kruger, Eliza W Beal, Don Hayes Jr, James Hanje, Anthony J Michaels, Kenneth Washburn, Lanla F Conteh, Sylvester M Black and Khalid Mumtaz
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Khalid Mumtaz, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 410 W. 10th Ave., North 235 Doan Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States. khalid.mumtaz@osumc.edu
Key Words	Liver transplantation; Kidney transplantation; Center volume; Mortality; United network for organ sharing
Core Tip	Simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLKT) has doubled from 2002-2013. We studied the effect of transplant center volume on survival outcomes. There was a significant survival disadvantage for liver transplant alone (LTA) vs SLKT in centers performing 30 SLKT over the study period, although this disadvantage was slightly diminished with increasing center SLKT volume. Therefore, centers with higher transplant volume have a lesser mortality difference in LTA compared to SLKT than those centers with smaller volume.
Citation	Modi RM, Tumin D, Kruger AJ, Beal EW, Hayes Jr D, Hanje J, Michaels AJ, Washburn K, Conteh LF, Black SM, Mumtaz K. Effect of transplant center volume on post-transplant survival in patients listed for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation. World J Hepatol 2018; 10(1): 134-141

Received	2017-09-27 05:53
Peer-Review Started	2017-10-01 04:59
To Make the First Decision	2017-11-23 02:18
Return for Revision	2017-11-27 02:41
Revised	2017-12-01 16:43
Second Decision	2017-12-11 07:19
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-12-13 21:56
Articles in Press	2017-12-13 21:56
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Typeset the Manuscript	2018-01-18 12:46

ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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