Liver retransplantation in children: A SPLIT database analysis of outcome and predictive factors for survival

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 386-395

  Ng, V ^a   Anand, R ^a   Martz, K ^a   Fecteau, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Pediatric; Pediatric hepatology liver transplant; Registry; Retransplantation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149024161     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02056.x     Document Type: Article

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