Splitting livers - Balancing the gain and the pain

Transplant International

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 218-222

  Collett, Dave ^a   O'Neill, John ^a   Neuberger, James ^b  

^a UK Transplant   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Net benefit; Split liver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER PAIN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 38849171063     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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