Higher Graft-to-Host Ratio May Decrease Posttransplant Mortality in Patients With a High MELD Score

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1164-1165

  Emiroglu, R ^a   Yilmaz, U ^a   Coskun, M ^a   Karakayali, H ^a   Haberal, M ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34248554205     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.02.048     Document Type: Article

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