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Factors associated with waiting time on the liver transplant list: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database

BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) is an important treatment for acute liver failure and end-stage liver disease. In 2002, the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score was incorporated to prioritize patients awaiting LT. Although there is data on how the MELD score affects waiting times, t...

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Autores principales: Trieu, Judy A., Bilal, Mohammad, Hmoud, Bashar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5759617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29333071
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2017.0217