Impact of MELD allocation policy on survival outcomes after liver transplantation: a single-center study in northeast Brazil

Impact of MELD allocation policy on survival outcomes after liver transplantation: a single-center study in northeast Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) allocation policy on survival outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). INTRODUCTION: Considering that an ideal system of grafts allocation should also ensure improved survival after transplantation, changes in allocation...

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Main Authors: Thales Paulo Batista, Bernardo David Sabat, Paulo Sérgio V. Melo, Luiz Eduardo C. Miranda, Olival Cirilo L. Fonseca-Neto, Américo Gusmão Amorim, Cláudio Moura Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Organ transplantation
Survival analysis
Mortality
Government regulation
Liver grafts
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000100011

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