Impact of change in the United Kingdom pediatric donor organ allocation policy for intestinal transplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1695-1699

  Giovanelli, Mara ^a   Gupte, Girish L ^a   McKiernan, Patrick ^a   Pocock, Phil ^b   Beath, Susan V ^a   Lloyd, Carla ^a   Sharif, Khalid ^a   Mayer, David A ^a   Mirza, Darius F ^a,c  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Transplant ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donor allocation; Intestinal transplantation; Pediatric; Waiting list mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 67649625471     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a5e9f8     Document Type: Article

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