MELD score versus conventional UNOS status in predicting short-term mortality after liver transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Santori, Gregorio ^a   Andorno, Enzo ^a   Morelli, Nicola ^a   Antonucci, Adelmo ^a   Bottino, Giuliano ^a   Mondello, Rosalia ^a   Castiglione, Andrea Gianelli ^a   Valente, Roberto ^a   Ravazzoni, Ferruccio ^a   Di Domenico, Stefano ^a   Valente, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

International normalized ratio; Liver transplantation; Model for End stage Liver Disease score; Mortality; United Network for Organ Sharing status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; LIVER FAILURE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 21644477126     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.00024.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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