Survival Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation (SOFT) score: A novel method to predict patient survival following liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2537-2546

  Rana, A ^a   Hardy, M A ^a   Halazun, K J ^a   Woodland, D C ^a   Ratner, L E ^a   Samstein, B ^a   Guarrera, J V ^a   Brown Jr , R S ^a   Emond, J C ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Donor and recipient risk factors for death after liver transplant; Liver transplantation; Post transplant mortality; Risk factors for post transplant mortality; SOFT score; Survival outcomes following liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS; WARM ISCHEMIA;

EID: 55949084914     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02400.x     Document Type: Article

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