Liver Transplantation in Recipients With High Model for End-stage Liver Disease Score

The score in the Model of End-stage Liver Disease, or MELD, is a good indicator of the survival in patients on the liver transplant waiting list. In this study, an analysis is performed on the benefits of liver transplant on those patients with a very high MELD score and who thus start from a very s...

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings 2018-03, Vol.50 (2), p.595-597
Main Authors: González Martínez, S., Molina Raya, A., Becerra Massare, A., Muffak Granero, K., Villegas Herrera, T., Villar del Moral, J.M., Fundora Suárez, Y.
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Language:English
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Summary:The score in the Model of End-stage Liver Disease, or MELD, is a good indicator of the survival in patients on the liver transplant waiting list. In this study, an analysis is performed on the benefits of liver transplant on those patients with a very high MELD score and who thus start from a very severe baseline state that could affect the surgical outcome. A prospective study was conducted on a cohort of 331 patients that received a liver transplant between 2002 and 2014. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the MELD score (
ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.032