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1 Volume 135, Issue 5, Pages 1568-1574 (November 2008)
Impact of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Allocation Policy on the Use of High- Risk Organs for Liver Transplantation  Michael L. Volk, Anna S.F. Lok, Shawn J. Pelletier, Peter A. Ubel, Rodney A. Hayward  Gastroenterology  Volume 135, Issue 5, Pages (November 2008) DOI: /j.gastro Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Mean DRI of all organs transplanted nationwide, by transplant year. Time points are indicated for implementation of the MELD and Share 15 allocation policies. Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Mean DRI of organs transplanted in each of the 3 eras, according to patient MELD scores. Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Survival curves for patients with MELD scores less than 20, transplanted during the pre-MELD era (—) vs the post-MELD era (– – –). Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /j.gastro ) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions


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