Development of a pediatric end-stage liver disease score to predict poor outcome in children awaiting liver transplantation

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2002
Authors
McDiarmid, S. V.; Anand, R.; Lindblad, A. S.
Secondary
Transplantation
Volume
74
Pagination
173-81
Date Published
2002
Keywords
*Liver Transplantation; Child; chronic disease; Female; Humans; Infant; Liver Diseases/*surgery; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Newborn; Preschool; Treatment Outcome
ISBN
0041-1337 (Print)
Abstract
{BACKGROUND: A pediatric end-stage liver disease (PELD) score for children with chronic liver disease using easily obtainable, objective, verifiable parameters, would be useful to prioritize children awaiting liver transplantation. METHODS: Data from the Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT), a consortium of 29 U.S. and Canadian centers, were used to develop the PELD score. Two pretransplantation endpoints were evaluated: (1) death
URL
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