Open AccessPredictive Indices of Morbidity and Mortality After Liver Resection
Author(s) -
Rebecca A. Schroeder,
Carlos E. Marroquin,
Barbara Phillips Bute,
Shukri F. Khuri,
William G. Henderson,
Paul C. Kuo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000201483.95911.08
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , liver disease , pulmonary embolism , cohort , mortality rate , model for end stage liver disease , portal vein thrombosis , thrombosis , liver transplantation , transplantation
To determine if use of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores to elective resections accurately predicts short-term morbidity or mortality.