Split and whole liver transplantation outcomes: A comparative cohort study

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 402-410

  Cardillo, Massimo ^a   De Fazio, Nicola ^a   Pedotti, Paola ^a   De Feo, Tullia ^a   Fassati, Luigi Rainero ^a   Mazzaferro, Vincenzo ^b   Colledan, Michele ^c   Gridelli, Bruno ^d   Caccamo, Lucio ^a   DeCarlis, Luciano ^e   Valente, Umberto ^f   Andorno, Enzo ^f   Cossolini, Mariangelo ^c   Martini, Cristiano ^g   Antonucci, Adelmo ^b   Cillo, Umberto ^h   Zanus, Giacomo ^h   Baccarani, Umberto ⁱ   Scalamogna, Mario ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Riuniti Hospital   (Italy)

^d MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645311208     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20720     Document Type: Article

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