Including body composition in MELD scores improves mortality prediction among patients awaiting liver transplantation

The Model for End-stage Liver Diseases (MELD) is widely accepted for prioritizing candidates awaiting liver transplantation (LT). However, MELD scores do not reflect the severity of the nutritional or functional status of patients with cirrhosis.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - August 20, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yuhei Hamaguchi, Toshimi Kaido, Shinya Okumura, Atsushi Kobayashi, Hisaya Shirai, Siyuan Yao, Shintaro Yagi, Naoko Kamo, Shinji Uemoto Tags: Original article Source Type: research