Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Does Not Predict Mortality after Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support

The Model of End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score incorporates measures of kidney and liver dysfunction. MELD score has been shown to predict mortality in patients with advanced heart failure or cardiogenic shock (CS). Prior small single-center studies have shown that MELD score predicts mortality in patients supported with Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO). The Purpose of our was to reassess the role of MELD score predicting Mortality After (VA-ECMO).

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: M. Karnib, N. Tashtish, S. Al-Kindi, E. Zanath, A.M. Johnson, J. Sohn, L. Chaaban, T. Schwab, M.A. Alaiti, H. Bezerra, M. Zacharias, G.H. Oliveira, B. Sareyyupoglu, Y. Elgudin, B. Medalion, S. Park, S. Deo, F. Lytle, C. Elamm Tags: 1099 Source Type: research