MELD score exception overemphasizes the benefits to hepatocellular carcinoma patients in transplant. A proposal to improve the rules

MELD score exception overemphasizes the benefits to hepatocellular carcinoma patients in transplant. A proposal to improve the rules

Purpose: In Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD)-based allocation systems patients with cancer and some other diseases are assigned a special score. The goal of this study was to assess the fairness of organ distribution by the MELD system among different groups of diseases. Methods: Retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Agnaldo Soares Lima, Nathália Nunes Godinho Lopes, Bárbara Buitrago Pereira, Leandro Ricardo Navarro Amado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Transplante de Órgãos 2017-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Transplantation
Subjects:
Transplantation
Equity in the Resource Allocation
Carcinoma
Hepatocellular
Online Access:https://bjt.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/89

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