Retransplantation of the liver in adults: Outcome and predictive factors for survival

Transplant International

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 234-240

  Postma, Renske ^a   Haagsma, Elizabeth B ^a   Peeters, Paul M J G ^a   Van Den Berg, Aad P ^a   Slooff, Maarten J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Retransplantation; Risk factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242708696     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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