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HEPATOLOGY, VOLUME 62, NUMBER 1 (SUPPL) AASLD ABSTRACTS 841A<br />

1279<br />

Evaluation of risk indices to determine 1 year graft survival<br />

after liver transplantation using the UNOS database<br />

Shahzad Ahmed, Vinay Sundaram; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,<br />

Los Angeles, CA<br />

Aim: Given the shortage of viable organs available for liver<br />

transplantation (LT), relative to the supply, it is critical to ensure<br />

optimal post-transplant graft survival in recipients of LT. The<br />

Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoring systems was<br />

developed to determine 3-month survival prior to LT. Additional<br />

scoring systems have been developed to determine post-transplant<br />

outcomes including Donor Risk Index (DRI), Organ Patient<br />

Index (OPI) and Balance of Risk (BAR) score. The aim of this<br />

study was to evaluate the accuracy of these risk indices in evaluating<br />

post-transplant graft survival at 1 year. Methods: We<br />

analyzed the UNOS database from 2006-2009. We excluded<br />

patients under age 18 or who underwent multi-organ transplantation<br />

Results. A total of 24,388 patients were studied. Among<br />

these patients, 35% had hepatitis C virus, 15% had alcoholic<br />

liver disease and 12% had cholestatic liver disease (primary<br />

biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis). Regarding<br />

1 year graft surivival, our findings indicated that all indices performed<br />

with modest accuracy as follows: MELD (>30/=16/

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