Spain's liver transplants now generate more economic value than they cost, study says

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A study from Spain finds that liver transplants now generate more economic value than their costs, highlighting significant social and economic benefits from public investment. This assessment covers health improvements and long-term financial returns.

Public investment in liver transplants not only saves lives and substantially improves patients' survival and quality of life but also generates a positive long-term social and economic return. That is the finding of a pioneering study led by researchers from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), the National Transplant Organization (ONT) and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. More than four decades after the first liver transplant in Spain in 1984, this is the first study to perform a global assessment of the impact of these interventions, not only from the perspective of patients' health but also from economic and social perspectives.