The Observer Effect in Liver Transplantation Exemplified by Unintended Consequences of Regulation and Selected Outcome Metrics

Prog Transplant. 2019 Sep;29(3):291-292. doi: 10.1177/1526924819855378. Epub 2019 Jun 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: observer effect; unintended consequences.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making*
  • Donor Selection
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
  • Public Reporting of Healthcare Data*
  • Survival Rate*
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement / statistics & numerical data
  • Waiting Lists / mortality