Study of the Evolution of the Clinical Profile of Heart Donors

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2529-2530

  Almenar Pertejo, M ^a   Almenar, L ^a   Martinez Dolz L ^a   Campos, J ^a   Galan J ^a   Girones P ^a   Salvador, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEART DONOR; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; ORGAN DONOR; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750610992     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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