TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficacy of Meld score in predicting survival after liver retransplantation
AU - Ravaioli, M.
AU - Grazi, G. L.
AU - Ercolani, G.
AU - Cescon, M.
AU - Varotti, G.
AU - Del Gaudio, M.
AU - Vetrone, G.
AU - Lauro, A.
AU - Ballardini, G.
AU - Pinna, A. D.
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - We retrospectively investigated the efficacy of the MELD score to predict the outcome of liver retransplantation and serve as selection criteria. From 1987 to 2003, the 765 liver transplantations included 87 patients (11.4%) who received a second graft. In addition to graft and patient survivals, ROC curves were used to establish the best MELD score to select cases with poor outcomes. Indications for retransplantation were: 38 (43.7%) surgical complications; 12 (13.8%) chronic rejections; 15 (17.2%) disease recurrences; and 22 (15.3%) primary graft nonfunction. Overall patient survivals at 1, 3, and 5 years were 62.4%, 50.7%, and 49.1%, respectively. A MELD score of 25, calculated by ROC curves, significantly predicted graft and patient survival (44.2% vs 22.5%, P
AB - We retrospectively investigated the efficacy of the MELD score to predict the outcome of liver retransplantation and serve as selection criteria. From 1987 to 2003, the 765 liver transplantations included 87 patients (11.4%) who received a second graft. In addition to graft and patient survivals, ROC curves were used to establish the best MELD score to select cases with poor outcomes. Indications for retransplantation were: 38 (43.7%) surgical complications; 12 (13.8%) chronic rejections; 15 (17.2%) disease recurrences; and 22 (15.3%) primary graft nonfunction. Overall patient survivals at 1, 3, and 5 years were 62.4%, 50.7%, and 49.1%, respectively. A MELD score of 25, calculated by ROC curves, significantly predicted graft and patient survival (44.2% vs 22.5%, P
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.051
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.051
M3 - Article
C2 - 15621139
AN - SCOPUS:19944421730
SN - 0041-1345
VL - 36
SP - 2748
EP - 2749
JO - Transplantation Proceedings
JF - Transplantation Proceedings
IS - 9
ER -