Table 6.

Outcomes of applications for 15 exception points

	N (% of total applicants for 15 points)	Transplanted, N (%)*	Laboratory MELD at OLT, median (IQR)†	Allocation MELD at OLT‡	Removed for death or clinical deterioration**	Days from listing to death, median (IQR) ††
All applications approved	223 (74.1)	158 (72.1)	11 (9–14)	15 (15–16)	19(8.5)	318 (126–1309)
Applications both accepted and rejected	15 (5.0)	5 (35.7)	10 (8–11)	15 (15–15)	2 (13.3)	386 (243–529)
All applications rejected	63 (20.9)	34(54.0)	12 (11–14)	15 (12–18)	9 (14.3)	889 (404–1544)

^*p=0.001 comparing three groups

^†p=0.11comparing three groups. 158/197 (80.2%) of patients had a laboratory MELD score less than 15 at the time of transplantation

^‡p=0.19comparing three groups

^**p=0.36comparing three groups

^††p=0.41comparing groups

MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease

OLT: Orthotopic Liver Transplant

IQR: Interquartile Range