The MELD system and liver transplant waiting-list mortality in developing countries: lessons learned from São Paulo, Brazil

The MELD system and liver transplant waiting-list mortality in developing countries: lessons learned from São Paulo, Brazil

Objective: The MELD system has not yet been tested as an allocationtool for liver transplantation in the developing countries. In 2006,MELD (Model for End-stage Liver Disease) was launched as a newliver allocation system in São Paulo, Brazil. This study was designedto assess the results of the new a...

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Main Authors: Paolo Salvalaggio, Rogerio Carballo Afonso, Luiz Augusto Pereira, Ben-Hur Ferraz-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Liver transplantation
Severity of illness index
Waiting lists/mortality
Developing countries
Brazil
Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2463-278-285_eng.pdf

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