Measures a program’s rate of candidate mortality from a candidate’s registration date and before any subsequent transplant relative to the expected mortality following risk adjustment for candidate characteristics at the time of registration. All candidates on the program’s waiting list at any time during the measurement interval are included, and candidate deaths follow removal from the waiting list for reasons other than transplant, transfer, or 60 days post-recovery during the measurement interval are included. (OPTN Bylaws, June 2026)
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