Split-Liver Transplantation in the United States: Outcomes of a National Survey

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 172-181

  Renz, John F ^a   Emond, Jean C ^a   Yersiz, Hasan ^c   Ascher, Nancy L ^b   Busuttil, Ronald W ^c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CADAVER DONOR; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPLIT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CADAVER; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842305759     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000109150.89438.bd     Document Type: Review

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