Preoperative Stratification of Liver Transplant Recipients: Validation of the LTRS

Background. The liver transplant risk score (LTRS) was developed to stratify 90-day mortality of patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to validate the LTRS using a new cohort of patients. Methods. The LTRS stratifies the risk of 90-day mortality of LT recipients based on their age, body mass index, diabetes, model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, and need for dialysis. We assessed the performance of the LTRS using a new cohort of patients transplanted in the United States between July 2013 and June 2017. Exclusion criteria were age
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Clinical Science—Liver Source Type: research