Donor des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin positivity is a risk factor for poor early graft function in liver transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Suehiro, Taketoshi ^a   Boros, Peter ^a   Emre, Sukru ^a   Sheiner, Patricia A ^a   Guy, Stephen ^a   Schwartz, Myron E ^a   Miller, Charles M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Des gamma carboxy prothrombin, liver transplantation; Graft function, des gamma carboxy prothrombin, liver transplantation; Liver transplantation, des gamma carboxy prothrombin

Indexed keywords

DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031913310     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001470050118     Document Type: Article

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