Keeping high model for end-stage liver disease score liver transplantation candidates alive.
As the mean Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score at time of liver transplantation continues to increase, it is crucial to implement preemptive strategies to reduce wait-list mortality. We review the most common complications that arise in patients with a high MELD score in an effort to highlight strategies that can maximize survival and successful transplantation.
Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.|Liver Intestine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation, Mount Laurel, NJ.
Jacqueline G
JG
O'Leary
Liver Intestine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation, Mount Laurel, NJ.|Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR.
Susan L
SL
Orloff
Liver Intestine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation, Mount Laurel, NJ.|Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Josh
J
Levitsky
Liver Intestine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation, Mount Laurel, NJ.|Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Paul
P
Martin
Liver Intestine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation, Mount Laurel, NJ.|Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.|Veterans Administration Surgical Services, William S. Middleton Memorial Hospital, Madison, WI.
David P
DP
Foley
D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014943:Global Health; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists / Q000401:mortality*