Analysis of Liver Transplantation Outcome in Patients With MELD Score ≥30

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 797 - 799
• Main Authors: Ferraz-Neto, B.H., Zurstrassen, M.P.V.C., Hidalgo, R., Meira-Filho, S.P., Rezende, M.B., Paes, A.T., Afonso, R.C.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.2008; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Humans; Liver Diseases - classification; Liver Diseases - surgery; Liver Failure - surgery; Liver Transplantation - mortality; Liver Transplantation - physiology; Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen; Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Other diseases. Semiology; Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical; Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; Predictive Value of Tests; Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the digestive system; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; Tissue, organ and graft immunology; Treatment Outcome; Human; Prognosis; Digestive system; Liver; Hepatic disease; Patient; Homotransplantation; Medicine; Liver failure; Score; Treatment; Surgery; Analysis; Digestive diseases; Evolution; Graft; Models; Liver transplantation

Since July 2006, the liver graft allocation has been changed from the waiting time to the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD), prioritizing the sickest patients, who have a higher risk of dying on the waiting list, and sometimes in such poor clinical condition that it compromises transplantatio...