Research Article
Validation of the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease for Liver Transplant Allocation in Alberta: Implications for Future Directions in Canada
Table 5
Survey of MELD use in Canada (October 2014).
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Abbreviations: BC, British Columbia; AB, Alberta; ON, Ontario; PQ, Quebec; ATL, Atlantic Canada; MELD, model of end-stage liver disease; MELD-Na, MELD-sodium; UCSF, University of California San Francisco; TTV115, total tumour volume ≤ 115 cm3; AFP400, alpha-fetoprotein ≤ 400 ng/mL; q3m, every three months; HPS, hepatopulmonary syndrome; PPHT, porto-pulmonary hypertension; FAP, familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy; 1°HO, primary hyperoxyluria; CF, cystic fibrosis; CCA, cholangiocarcinoma; LDLT, live donor liver transplantation; HE, hepatic encephalopathy; HEHE, hepatic epitheliod hemangioendothelioma; PCLKD, polycystic liver and kidney disease. MELD 20 policy (July 2004–December 2014) = Patients waiting at home (status 1) with a MELD ≥ 20 were given priority; however, hospitalized patients (status 2) with a lower MELD score would still receive an organ first. |