Association of center volume with outcome after liver and kidney transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 920-927

  Axelrod, David A ^a,c   Guidinger, Mary K ^b   McCullough, Keith P ^b   Leichtman, Alan B ^a,b   Punch, Jeffrey D ^a   Merion, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Univ Ren Res and Educ Assoc   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft failure; Kidney transplantation; Liver transplantation; Medical center; Mortality; Outcomes; SRTR; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942594163     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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