Higher MELD score increases the overall cost on the waiting list for liver transplantation: a micro-costing analysis based study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The pre-transplant period is complex and includes lots of procedures. The severity of liver disease predisposes to a high number of hospitalizations and high costs procedures. Economic evaluation studies are important tools to handle costs on the waiting list for liver transpl...

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Main Authors: Jose Antonio Orellana TURRI, Tassia Cristina DECIMONI, Leandro Augusto FERREIRA, Marcio Augusto DINIZ, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva HADDAD, Alessandro Gonçalves CAMPOLINA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2017-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017000300238&lng=en&tlng=en