MELD / PELD and the allocation of deceased donor livers for status 1 recipients with acute fulminant hepatic failure, primary nonfunction, hepatic artery thrombosis, and acute Wilson's disease | Zendy

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MELD / PELD and the allocation of deceased donor livers for status 1 recipients with acute fulminant hepatic failure, primary nonfunction, hepatic artery thrombosis, and acute Wilson's disease

Author(s) -

Wiesner Russell H.

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

liver transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-6473

pISSN - 1527-6465

DOI - 10.1002/lt.20273

Subject(s) - medicine , fulminant hepatic failure , fulminant , liver transplantation , liver disease , disease , gastroenterology , intensive care medicine , transplantation

Key Points 1 Historical perspective of donor allocation to patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). 2 Predicting prognosis in patients with FHF using the London and Clichy criteria. 3 Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) is a predictor of mortality in patients with FHF. 4 Outcomes of adults listed as Status 1 in the United States. 5 Outcomes of pediatric candidates listed as Status 1 in the United States. 6 Proposed redefinition for Status 1 in adult and pediatric candidates. (Liver Transpl 2004;10:S17–S22.)

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