Long-term outcome following liver transplantation for paracetamol overdose

Transplant International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 524-529

  Khan, Lucy R ^a   Oniscu, Gabriel C ^a   Powell, James J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Liver transplantation; Paracetamol overdose; Psychiatric complications; Renal impairment; Survival

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; ADOLESCENT; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TIME; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950637084     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2009.01007.x     Document Type: Article

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