Validation of the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease for Liver Transplant Allocation in Alberta: Implications for Future Directions in Canada

Background. Since 2002, the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) has been used for allocation of liver transplants (LT) in the USA. In Canada, livers were allocated by the CanWAIT algorithm. The aim of this study was to compare the abilities of MELD, Child-Pugh (CP), and CanWAIT status to predict...

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Pubblicato in:Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Autori principali: Burak, Kelly W., Meeberg, Glenda A., Myers, Robert P., Fick, Gordon H., Swain, Mark G., Bain, Vincent G., Kneteman, Norman M., Hilsden, Robert J.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904690/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446823
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1329532
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