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ReviewAnesthesia and pain medicine2023

Mortality scoring systems for liver transplant recipients: before and after model for end-stage liver disease score.

Yang-Hoon Chung, Jaewoong Jung, Sang Hyun Kim

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Review in Anesthesia and pain medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Beyond Liver Function:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Yang-Hoon ChungDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
Jaewoong JungDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
Sang Hyun KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mortality scoring systems for patients with end-stage liver disease have evolved from the Child-Turcotte-Pugh score to the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, affecting the wait list for liver allocation. There are inherent weaknesses in the MELD score, with the gradual decline in its accuracy owing to changes in patient demographics or treatment options. Continuous refinement of the MELD score is in progress; however, both advantages and disadvantages exist. Recently, attempts have been made to introduce artificial intelligence into mortality prediction; however, many challenges must still be overcome. More research is needed to improve the accuracy of mortality prediction in liver transplant recipients.

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Acute-on-chronic liver failureEnd stage liver diseaseLiver cirrhosisLiver transplantationMortalityOrgan dysfunction scoresPrognosis

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PMID36746898
PMCPMC9902634

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