Including body composition in MELD scores improves mortality prediction among patients awaiting liver transplantation.

Yuhei Hamaguchi,Toshimi Kaido,Shinya Okumura,Atsushi Kobayashi,Hisaya Shirai,Siyuan Yao,Shintaro Yagi,Naoko Kamo,Shinji Uemoto

Clinical Nutrition（2020）

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BC-MELD is the first to include not only muscularity but also visceral adiposity. It predicted waitlist mortality more accurately than the conventional MELD score. A new allocation system based on BC-MELD might lead to better outcomes for patients with cirrhosis awaiting LT.

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MELD score,Deceased donor liver transplantation,Muscularity,Visceral adiposity,Waitlist mortality

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