Allocation of Nonstandard Livers to Transplant Candidates With High MELD Scores: Should This Practice Be Continued?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3567-3571

  Avolio, A W ^a   Agnes, S ^a   Gasbarrini, A ^a   Barbarino, R ^a   Nure, E ^a   Siciliano, M ^a   Barone, M ^b   Castagneto, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER INJURY; LIVER ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETRANSPLANTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STEATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845391182     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.10.034     Document Type: Article

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