Frontiers in Liver TransplantationThe MELD score in patients awaiting liver transplant: Strengths and weaknesses
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Keywords
Liver transplantation
MELD score
End-stage liver disease
Organ allocation policy
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Complications of cirrhosis
Abbreviations
OLT
orthotopic liver transplantation
MELD
model for end-stage liver disease
UNOS
United Network for Organ Sharing
CTP
Child-Turcotte-Pugh
INR
international normalized ratio
HCC
hepatocellular carcinoma
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
MDRD
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
MELD-Na
MELD and serum sodium
iMELD
integrated MELD
UKELD
United Kingdom MELD
MESO
MELD to serum sodium ratio
PT
prothrombin time
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