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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Graft Survival, Humans, Liver Transplantation, Living Donors, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies.
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Does model for End Stage Liver Disease score predict graft survival after living donor liver transplantation? Context: Although the Model End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score has been effective in the prediction of mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation, its predictive value of survival after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) needs further study. We report our experience with 142 cases of LDLT, analyzing the impact of the MELD score on the graft survival after LDLT. Of 142 grafts, 18 failed during the observation period. One-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 92%, 87% and 82%, respectively. Cox proportional hazard model revealed that MELD score did not predict graft survival (p=0.43, relative risk = 1.0).
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The present results may indicate that the preoperative MELD score was of little help for determining the indication of LDLT. Final Decision: no