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Death With Low MELD Scores and Possible Implications for Organ Allocation
Author(s) -
O'Grady J. G.,
Lake J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14414
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , disadvantaged , liver disease , liver transplantation , odds , transparency (behavior) , intensive care medicine , accountability , model for end stage liver disease , transplantation , gerontology , logistic regression , political science , law
An insight into profiles of patients dying with low MELD scores triggers consideration of how organs could be allocated to this disadvantaged patient cohort. See the article from Atiemo et al on page 2410.