Open AccessOutcomes of liver transplant recipients with high MELD scores: an experience from a Canadian centre
Author(s) -
Michael S. Bleszynski,
Subin Punnen,
Sameer Desai,
Trana Hussaini,
Vladimir Marquez,
Eric M. Yoshida,
Saumya Jayakumar,
Stéphanie Chartier-Plante,
Maja Segedi,
Charles H. Scudamore,
Stephen W. Chung,
Andrzej K. Buczkowski,
Peter T. W. Kim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.025520
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , liver transplantation , model for end stage liver disease , liver disease , transplantation , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , surgery , gastroenterology
The frequency with which patients with high Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores undergo liver transplantation has been increasing. Canadian literature regarding the outcomes of liver transplantation in recipients with high MELD scores is limited. The primary objective of this study was to assess patient and graft survival among recipients with high (> 35) and low (≤ 35) MELD scores. Secondary objectives were to potentially identify independent predictors of graft failure and patient mortality.