2021
Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant
Merola J, Gan G, Stewart D, Noreen S, Mulligan D, Batra R, Haakinson D, Deng Y, Kulkarni S. Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260000. PMID: 34793524, PMCID: PMC8601542, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEligibility DeterminationForecastingHumansLiverLiver TransplantationModels, TheoreticalPrognosisTissue DonorsTransplantsWaiting ListsConceptsDonor service areasWaitlist mortalityTransplant centersMedian MELDHigh mortalityStatus changesLiver transplant waitlist mortalityDeceased donor transplantsInactive statusTransplant probabilityInactive patientsMELD scoreDonor transplantsHazard ratioIndependent predictorsTransplant ratesCare coordinationMortalityPatientsTransplantLevel cohortsTertileSignificant differencesCohortMELD
2004
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer: The impact of the MELD allocation policy
Wiesner RH, Freeman RB, Mulligan DC. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer: The impact of the MELD allocation policy. Gastroenterology 2004, 127: s261-s267. PMID: 15508092, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of patientsHepatocellular cancerHCC patientsWaiting listLiver transplantationDeceased donorsExcellent long-term survivalPost-MELD eraAdvanced stage diseaseLiver transplant candidatesLong-term survivalHigh mortality rateProgression of HCCHCC recipientsPosttransplant survivalStage diseaseTransplant candidatesUnited NetworkDonor organsLower incidenceMortality ratePatientsAdvanced stageEarly assessmentTransplantation