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MELD score and serum sodium in the prediction of survival of patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation

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dc.creator Londoño, María Carlota
dc.creator Cárdenas Vásquez, Andrés
dc.creator Guevara, Mónica
dc.creator Quintó, Llorenç
dc.creator Heras, Dara de las
dc.creator Navasa, Miquel
dc.creator Rimola Castellá, Antonio
dc.creator García-Valdecasas Salgado, Juan Carlos
dc.creator Arroyo, Vicente
dc.creator Ginès i Gibert, Pere
dc.date 2011-07-07T12:31:05Z
dc.date 2011-07-07T12:31:05Z
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:27:17Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:27:17Z
dc.identifier 0017-5749
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/18681
dc.identifier 557497
dc.identifier 17452425
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/22184
dc.description Background/Aims: Serum sodium predicts prognosis in cirrhosis and may improve the prognostic accuracy of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, but the available information is limited. The aim of the present study was to assess the prognostic value of serum sodium in the prediction of survival at 3 and 12 months after listing in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation, and to compare its predictive value with that of the MELD score. Patients and methods: 308 consecutive patients with cirrhosis listed for transplantation during a 5-year period were included in the study. The end-point was survival at 3 and 12 months before transplantation. Variables obtained at the time of listing were analysed for prognostic value using multivariable analysis. Accuracy of prognostic variables was analysed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results: The MELD score and serum sodium concentration were the only independent predictors of survival at 3 and 12 months after listing. Low serum sodium was associated with an increased risk of death in all subpopulations of patients with cirrhosis categorised according to the major complication developed before listing. The area under the ROC curves for serum sodium and MELD score was not significantly different both at 3 months (0.83 vs 0.79, respectively) and at 12 months (0.70 vs 0.77, respectively). The addition of serum sodium did not significantly improve the accuracy of the MELD score in the prediction of survival at 3 and 12 months. Conclusion: In patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation, serum sodium and MELD were found to be independent predictors of survival. Larger studies are needed to determine whether the addition of serum sodium to MELD can improve its prognostic accuracy.
dc.format 8 p.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher BMJ Group
dc.relation Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2006.102764
dc.relation Gut, 2007, vol. 56, núm. 9, p. 1283-1290
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2006.102764
dc.rights (c) BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology, 2007
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina)
dc.subject Cirrosi hepàtica
dc.subject Trasplantament hepàtic
dc.subject Sodi en l'organisme
dc.subject Pronòstic mèdic
dc.subject Hepatic cirrhosis
dc.subject Hepatic transplantation
dc.subject Sodium in the body
dc.subject Prognosis
dc.title MELD score and serum sodium in the prediction of survival of patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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