Prioritization for liver transplantation using the MELD score in Chile: Inequities generated by MELD exceptions.

Prioritization for liver transplantation using the MELD score in Chile: Inequities generated by MELD exceptions.

Introduction and aim: The MELD score has been established as an efficient and rigorous prioritization system for liver transplant (LT). Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the MELD score as a system for prioritization for LT, in terms of decreasing the dropout rate in the waiting list a...

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Main Authors: Luis A. Díaz, Blanca Norero, Bárbara Lara, Camila Robles, Susana Elgueta, Roberto Humeres, Jaime Poniachik, Guillermo Silva, Rodrigo Wolff, Franco Innocenti, José L. Rojas, Rodrigo Zapata, Bessie Hunter, Sergio Álvarez, Alejandra Cancino, José Ibarra, Montserrat Rius, Sandra González, Lorena Calabrán, Rosa M. Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Chronic liver disease
Liver transplantation
Cadaveric liver transplantation
Waitlist mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119300110

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