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Liver Transplant Data Assistant
Ask plain-language questions about U.S. liver transplant centers: wait time, survival after transplant, program volume and MELD at transplant. Answers come from SRTR program-specific reports and the guides on this site.
What the Data Assistant answers
The Data Assistant answers questions about adult and pediatric liver transplant programs in the United States. It reads from a database National Friends maintains from public Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) program-specific reports, and from the guides and articles on this site. It does not browse the web, it cannot see any patient's records, and it does not give medical advice.
Questions it handles well
- Wait time at a named center: how long candidates at that program typically wait, and how that compares with other programs.
- Survival after transplant: one-year patient and graft survival at a named center, as reported by SRTR.
- Program volume: how many candidates a center added to its waiting list and how many transplants it performed in the latest reporting period.
- MELD at transplant: the range of MELD scores at which a center's recipients received their transplant.
- Centers by state: which liver transplant programs operate in a given state.
- Definitions: MELD, PELD, MELD 3.0, dual listing, DCD donors and other terms patients and caregivers hear in clinic.
Where the numbers come from
SRTR publishes waitlist and outcome data for every U.S. transplant program under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and releases updated program-specific reports twice a year. National Friends loads each release into its database. The assistant quotes those figures and names the center and the measure it used. The figures describe groups of past patients. They do not predict what will happen to any one person, and a center's current practice can differ from what a past reporting period shows.
How to ask
Name the center as it appears on its own website (for example, "University of Alabama Hospital"), name the measure you want (wait time, survival, volume or MELD at transplant), and say whether you mean adult or pediatric patients. One question at a time gets the most precise answer.
What it will not do
It will not interpret your own lab results, tell you whether to list at a particular center, or replace a conversation with your transplant team. To talk with a person, use Support. To compare centers side by side on a map, use Compare Centers. To learn how patients evaluate a second center, read the Dual Listing Guide.
Example query set
Use plain language prompts focused on patient-side decision support.
Outcomes
What is the 1-year adult liver transplant survival at a specific center?
Volume signals
How many new listings were added in the latest release period?
Common questions
Is the Data Assistant free?
Yes. It is free, requires no account, and is provided by Friends of the National Liver Waiting List Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
How current is the data?
Answers use the most recent SRTR program-specific report release that National Friends has loaded. SRTR publishes new program reports twice a year, and each release covers a fixed past reporting period.
Why might a number differ from a transplant center's own website?
SRTR uses fixed reporting windows and standard definitions for every program. Centers sometimes publish more recent internal figures or use different definitions. Both can be correct for their own time period.
Can the Data Assistant tell me which center is best for me?
No. The right center depends on diagnosis, MELD score, blood type, insurance, travel distance and support at home. The assistant shows published measures; a hepatologist and transplant coordinator can help weigh them.
Is my question stored?
Questions are logged so answers can be checked and improved. Do not enter names, dates of birth, medical record numbers or other personal details.
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Guardrail: This tool is informational and not medical advice.