Limitations of the MELD score in predicting mortality or need for removal from waiting list in patients awaiting liver transplantation

BACKGROUND: Decompensated cirrhosis is associated with a poor prognosis and liver transplantation provides the only curative treatment option with excellent long-term results. The relative shortage of organ donors renders the allocation algorithms of organs essential. The optimal strategy based on s...

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Autores principales: Gotthardt, Daniel, Weiss, Karl Heinz, Baumgärtner, Melanie, Zahn, Alexandra, Stremmel, Wolfgang, Schmidt, Jan, Bruckner, Thomas, Sauer, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19778459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-9-72

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