Sarco-Model: A score to predict the dropout risk in the perspective of organ allocation in patients awaiting liver transplantation.
Quirino LaiPaolo MagistriRaffaella LionettiAlfonso W AvolioIlaria LenciValerio GiannelliAnnarita PecchiFlaminia FerriGiuseppe MarroneMario AngelicoMartina MilanaVincenzo SchinnináRenata MenozziMichele Di MartinoAntonio GriecoTommaso M ManziaGiuseppe TisoneSalvatore AgnesMassimo RossiFabrizio Di BenedettoGiuseppe M Ettorrenull nullPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)
In sarcopenic patients with MELDNa < 20, the 'urgency' Sarco-Model2 should be used to prioritize the list, while MELDNa value should be preferred in patients with MELDNa ≥ 20. The Sarco-Model2 played a role in more than 30% of the cases in the investigated allocation scenario. In sarcopenic patients with a MELDNa value of 35-40, 'futile' transplantation should be considered.