Decision making in liver transplantation—Limited application of the liver donor risk index

Leslie Mataya, Andrew Aronsohn, J. Richard Thistlethwaite, Lainie Friedman Ross – 1 April 2014 – The liver donor risk index (LDRI), originally developed in 2006 by Feng et al. and since modified, is a method of evaluating liver grafts from deceased donors through the determination of the relative risk of graft failure after transplantation. Online and paper surveys about attitudes and practices regarding decision making in liver transplantation and the role of the LDRI were sent to liver transplant physicians.

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