The influence of laboratory-induced MELD score differences on liver allocation: more reality than myth.
(2012) Clinical Transplantation — Vol. 26, n° 1, p. E62-70 (2012)
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- Laboratory-dependent significant differences in MELD score were observed between the six transplant centers. We demonstrated a significant association between the MELD score and the probability of organ allocation. The observed interlaboratory variation might yield a significant difference in organ allocation in patients with high MELD scores.
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Schouten, J. N., Francque, S., Van Vlierberghe, H., Colle, I., Nevens, F., Delwaide, J., Adler, M., Starkel, P., Ysebaert, D., Gadisseur, A., De Winter, B., Smits, J. M., Rahmel, A., & Michielsen, P. (2012). The influence of laboratory-induced MELD score differences on liver allocation: more reality than myth. Clinical Transplantation, 26(1), E62-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01538.x (Original work published 2012)