Choice of surgical technique influences perioperative outcomes in liver transplantation

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 231, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 814-823

  Shokouh Amiri, M Hosein ^a   Gaber, A Osama ^a   Bagous, Wagdy A ^a   Grewal, Hani P ^a   Hathaway, Donna K ^a   Vera, Santiago R ^a   Stratta, Robert J ^a   Bagous, Trine N ^a   Kizilisik, Tarik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0034129247     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200006000-00005     Document Type: Article

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