Impact of Cumulative Risk Factors for Expanded Criteria Donors on Early Survival After Liver Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 800-801

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

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLD ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 42949147792     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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