Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8964932 | The American Journal of Surgery | 2018 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
Although emergency surgery in patients with cirrhosis can be life-saving, knowledge of the significant peri-operative risk should drive decision-making, informed by the increased risk associated with these score thresholds. Further study is needed to establish definitive MELD-Na thresholds.
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Authors
Elizabeth L. Godfrey, Michael L. Kueht, Abbas Rana, Samir Awad,