MELD-GRAIL and MELD-GRAIL-Na Are Not Superior to MELD or MELD-Na in Predicting Liver Transplant Waiting List Mortality at a Single-center Level

Background. Controversy exists regarding the best predictive model of liver transplant waiting list (WL) mortality. Models for end-stage liver disease–glomerular filtration rate assessment in liver disease (MELD-GRAIL) and MELD-GRAIL-Na were recently described to provide better prognostication, part...

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Published in:	Transplantation Direct
Main Authors:	John D. Chetwood, MBBS(Dist), DTM&H, Mark V. Wells, BSc, Tatiana Tsoutsman, PhD, Carlo Pulitano, MD, PhD, FRACS, Michael D. Crawford, MBBS, FRACS, M.Med, Ken Liu, BSc(Med), FRACP, Simone I. Strasser, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FAASLD, Geoffrey W. McCaughan, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FAHMS, Avik Majumdar, MPHTM, PhD, FRACP
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2022-07-01
Online Access:	http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001346

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