Outcomes among older adult liver transplantation recipients in the model of end stage liver disease (MELD) era.
Malinis MF, Chen S, Allore HG, Quagliarello VJ. Outcomes among older adult liver transplantation recipients in the model of end stage liver disease (MELD) era. Annals Of Transplantation 2014, 19: 478-87. PMID: 25256592, PMCID: PMC4201657, DOI: 10.12659/aot.890934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional statusHepatitis CDonor ageHepatocellular carcinomaLT recipientsMELD eraAge 50End‐stage liver disease eraFive-year graft survival ratesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSurvival rateAdult liver transplantation recipientsStage liver disease scoreLong-term graft survivalCox proportional hazard modelingHazard modelingPre-MELD eraGraft survival ratesLiver Disease scoreRetrospective cohort studyLiver transplantation recipientsLong-term graftModifiable risk factorsAdult LT recipientsShort-term outcomes