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Comparison between MELD and Child- Pugh Scores for liver allocation
M Zallinger- Thurn, A Plamann, H Schwoerer, V Meier, T Lorf, G Ramadori · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2007 · Heft 01
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Background data: Liver transplantation is the best therapeutic option for patients with end- stage liver disease due to its excellent long term survival results. The demand for deceased donor liver transplantation vastly exceeds the supply. In the U.S. the Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is now used for allocation in liver transplantation waiting lists, replacing the Child- Turcotte- Pugh (CTP) score. The MELD system is based on the risk of death without transplantation and was originally developed for survival estimation in patients after TIPS. The majority of the European countries still use the…
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Child
Liver allocation
MELD
end- stage liver disease
Transplantation
Creatinine
After
Bilirubin
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