Diferencias en el trasplante de hígado antes y después de la introducción de la puntuación MELD

Cynthia A Moylan1, Carla W Brady, Jeffrey L Johnson

  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, PO Box 3913, Durham, NC 27710, USA. moyla003@mc.duke.edu

JAMA
|November 27, 2008
PubMed
Resumen

La puntuación del modelo para la enfermedad hepática en etapa terminal (MELD) mejoró el acceso al trasplante de hígado para los pacientes negros, eliminando las disparidades raciales. Sin embargo, las mujeres aún enfrentan desventajas significativas en recibir trasplantes de hígado en comparación con los hombres.

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