MELD and PELD: application of survival models to liver allocation.
Wiesner
R H
RH
Liver Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. rwiesner@mayo.edu
McDiarmid
S V
SV
Kamath
P S
PS
Edwards
E B
EB
Malinchoc
M
M
Kremers
W K
WK
Krom
R A
RA
Kim
W R
WR
D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists