Analysis of Liver Transplantation Outcome in Patients With MELD Score ≥30

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 797-799

  Ferraz Neto, B H ^a   Zurstrassen, M P V C ^a   Hidalgo, R ^a   Meira Filho, S P ^a   Rezende, M B ^a   Paes, A T ^a   Afonso, R C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, SURGICAL; PORTASYSTEMIC SHUNT, TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42949144297     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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