Figure 3. Change in life years by UNOS region if HCV-negative patients on the transplant waiting list are willing to accept any liver versus accept only HCV-negative livers.

Patients benefit from becoming open to accepting an HCV-positive liver at MELD 20 and beyond, irrespective of the UNOS region, although the magnitude of benefit varied by region.

Abbreviations: UNOS, United Network for Organ Sharing, MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; HCV, hepatitis C virus