Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	27374
Country	United States

Received	2016-05-26 17:00
Peer-Review Started	2016-05-26 18:37
To Make the First Decision	2016-07-04 15:48
Return for Revision	2016-07-06 08:53
Revised	2016-07-15 01:26
Second Decision	2016-07-28 14:53
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-08-08 14:39
Articles in Press	2016-08-08 14:39
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-09-16 21:17
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Is MELD score failing patients with liver disease and hepatorenal syndrome?
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Lena Sibulesky, Nicolae Leca, Christopher Blosser, Amir A Rahnemai-Azar, Renuka Bhattacharya and Jorge Reyes
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Lena Sibulesky, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356410, Seattle, WA 98195, United States. lenasi@uw.edu
Key Words	MELD; Hepatorenal syndrome; Cirrhosis; Graft survival; Liver allocation
Core Tip	The decompensation of patients with cirrhosis is associated with the development of hepatorenal syn-drome (HRS) and renal insufficiency. There are several consequences of a high serum creatinine level in cirr-hotic patients, including increased post - liver transplant mortality and increased risk of non-reversal of renal insufficiency/renal failure. We propose a change to the MELD scoring that would lead to timely liver trans-plan-tation in patients with HRS.
Publish Date	2016-09-22 09:52
Citation	Sibulesky L, Leca N, Blosser C, Rahnemai-Azar AA, Bhattacharya R, Reyes J. Is MELD score failing patients with liver disease and hepatorenal syndrome? World J Hepatol 2016; 8(27): 1155-1156
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v8/i27/1155.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v8.i27.1155

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