Postoperative Resource Utilization and Survival among Liver Transplant Recipients with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score ≥40: A Retrospective Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Cirrhotic patients with Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥40 have high risk for death without liver transplant (LT).
Main Authors: | Filipe S Cardoso, Constantine J Karvellas, Norman M Kneteman, Glenda Meeberg, Pedro Fidalgo, Sean M Bagshaw |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/954656 |
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