Simultaneous Liver-Kidney versus Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease and Kidney Dysfunction Not on Dialysis

摘要

BackgroundSince implementation of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD), the number of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantations (SLKT) has increased in the US. However, predictors and survival benefit of SLKT compared to liver transplantation alone (LTA) are not well defined.