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Review
. 2011 Nov;15(4):685-98.
doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2011.08.009. Epub 2011 Oct 1.

Model for end-stage liver disease: end of the first decade

Sumeet K Asrani  1 , W Ray Kim
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Review

Model for end-stage liver disease: end of the first decade

Sumeet K Asrani et al. Clin Liver Dis. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

The Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is the basis for allocation of liver allografts for transplantation in the United States. The MELD score, as an objective scale of disease severity, is also used in the management of patients with chronic liver disease in the nontransplant setting. Several models have been proposed to improve the MELD score. The authors believe that the MELD score is, by design, continually evolving and lends itself to continued refinement and improvement to serve as a metric to optimize organ allocation in the future.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure: None of the authors have conflicts of interest or any specific financial interests relevant to the subject of this manuscript.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The relation between risk of 90-day mortality and individual Model for end stage liver disease variables after adjustment for the other components.
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