When is a liver transplant futile?
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James D. Perkins
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background. Recently, the model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) index has been used to select patients with acute liver failure (ALF) for transplantation. By the time the indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is defined, the patient's clinical status may worsen. Objective. In this