Should We Use the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) to Predict Mortality After Colorectal Surgery?
Pantel HJ, Stensland KD, Nelson J, Francone TD, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Read T, Ricciardi R. Should We Use the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) to Predict Mortality After Colorectal Surgery? Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2016, 20: 1511-1516. PMID: 27216407, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3167-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseasePostoperative mortality riskColorectal operationsLiver diseaseColorectal surgeryMortality riskNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseCurrent risk prediction modelsMajor colorectal operationsImprovement Program databaseRisk prediction modelProgram databaseAscitesPatientsMortality rateSurgeryMortalityDiseaseRiskDaysCohort