Not Signed In - Model For Predicting Survival In Liver Patients Has Many Applications But Could Be Refined Further
Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 AM EST
... A review of the studies on the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) found that it is an accurate predictor of survival of patients with a variety of liver diseases, is particularly useful in allocating organs for liver transplants, and can also be used to help determine the course of treatment in certain cases. However, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the model and efforts at refining will continue. ...
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