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Declining predictive performance of the MELD: Cause for concern or reflection of changes in clinical practice?
Author(s) -
Mahmud Nadim,
Goldberg David S.
Publication year - 2019
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.15606
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical practice , intensive care medicine , family medicine
The predictive accuracy of MELD is decreasing over time, but ongoing reductions in waitlist mortality suggest that transplant centers are embracing other tools to prioritize patients. Godfrey et al's article is on page 3299.