Variation of the MELD score as a predictor of death on the waiting list for liver transplantation

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-272

  Gheorghe, Liana ^a   Iacob, Speranta ^a   Iacob, Razvan ^a   Gheorghe, Cristian ^a   Popescu, Irinel ^a  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Delta MELD; Liver transplantation; MELD score; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34948891053     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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