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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2016; 22(10): 2922-2930
Published online Mar 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i10.2922
Table 2 Old United Network for Organ Sharing classification for of candidates for liver transplantation
StatusCharacteristics
11Patients with fulminant liver failure or those who their newly transplanted liver does not function
2APatients with chronic liver disease, in critical care unit and with life expectancy of < 7 d. They have a CTP score ≥ 10 and meet other medical criteria.
2BPatients with chronic liver disease becoming more urgently in need of a liver transplantation but do not meet the criteria of status 2A. They have a CTP score ≥ 10, or a CTP score of ≥ 7 and at least one of the other medical criteria.
3Patients with chronic liver disease under medical care but not admitted in the hospital and do not meet the criteria for status 2B.