Predicting Outcomes on the Liver Transplant Waiting List in the United States
Hart A, Schladt DP, Zeglin J, Pyke J, Kim WR, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Mulligan DC, Kasiske BL, Snyder JJ, Israni AK. Predicting Outcomes on the Liver Transplant Waiting List in the United States. Transplantation 2016, 100: 2153-2159. PMID: 27490411, PMCID: PMC5369025, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonation service areaLiver transplantWaiting listEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreLiver transplant waiting listTransplant Recipients databaseLiver Disease scoreMELD exception pointsTransplant waiting listAvailability of organsTransplant probabilityRecipients databasePatient characteristicsScientific RegistryTransplant programsUS adultsDisease scorePredicting OutcomeException pointsTransplantBlood typeOutcomesOngoing disparitiesCorresponding percentilesOnline calculator