Development of a pediatric end-stage liver disease score to predict poor outcome in children awaiting liver transplantation
2002
Journal Article
Authors:
McDiarmid, S.V.;
Anand, R.;
Lindblad, A.S.
Secondary:
Transplantation
Volume:
74
Pagination:
173-81
Keywords:
*Liver Transplantation; Child; chronic disease; Female; Humans; Infant; Liver Diseases/*surgery; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Newborn; Preschool; Treatment Outcome
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
