Pretransplant MELD score and post liver transplantation survival in the UK and Ireland

• Published in: Liver transplantation Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 903 - 907
• Main Authors: Jacob, Mathew, Copley, Lynn P., Lewsey, James D., Gimson, Alex, Toogood, Giles J., Rela, Mohamed, van der Meulen, Jan H. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Ireland; Liver Failure - classification; Liver Failure - surgery; Liver Transplantation - mortality; Liver Transplantation - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Tissue and Organ Procurement - statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; United Kingdom

It has been shown that the model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) score is an accurate predictor of survival in patients with liver disease without transplantation. Four recent studies carried out in the United States have demonstrated that the MELD score obtained immediately prior to transplantat...