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Delayed referral for liver transplant evaluation worsens outcomes in chronic liver disease patients requiring inpatient transplant evaluation

BACKGROUND: Indications to refer patients with cirrhosis for liver transplant evaluation (LTE) include hepatic decompensation or a model for end stage liver disease (MELD-Na) score ≥ 15. Few studies have evaluated how delaying referral beyond these criteria affects patient outcomes. AIM: To evaluate...

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Autores principales: Cooper, Katherine M, Colletta, Alessandro, Hathaway, Nicholas J, Liu, Diana, Gonzalez, Daniella, Talat, Arslan, Barry, Curtis, Krishnarao, Anita, Mehta, Savant, Movahedi, Babak, Martins, Paulo N, Devuni, Deepika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10303412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37388395
http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v13.i4.169