Low donor-to-recipient weight ratio does not negatively impact survival of pediatric heart transplant patients

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 741-745

  Tang, Liwen ^a   Du, Wei ^a   Delius, Ralph E ^b   L'Ecuyer, Thomas J ^a   Zilberman, Mark V ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

heart transplantation size match; pediatric heart transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR SELECTION; DONOR TO RECIPIENT WEIGHT RATIO; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955778253     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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