Comparison of Seven Liver Allocation Models with Respect to Lives Saved Among Patients on the Liver Transplant Waiting List

摘要

BackgroundPatients with End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) on the liver transplant waiting list are prioritized for transplant based on the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score. We developed and used an innovative approach to compare MELD to six proposed alternatives with respect to waiting list mortality.