PELD score and posttransplant outcome in pediatric liver transplantation: A retrospective study of 100 recipients

Transplantation

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1273-1276

  Bourdeaux, Christophe ^a   Tri, Tran Thanh ^a   Gras, Jérémie ^a   Sokal, Etienne ^a   Otte, Jean Bernard ^a   De Goyet, Jean De Ville ^a   Reding, Raymond ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Graft allocation policy; Liver transplantation; Outcome; PELD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRIC END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18644374370     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200505150-00060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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