How to define initial poor graft function after liver transplantation? A new functional definition by the LiMAx test

Transplant International

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1023-1032

  Stockmann, Martin ^a   Lock, Johan F ^a   Malinowski, MacIej ^a   Seehofer, Daniel ^a   Puhl, Gero ^a   Pratschke, Johann ^a   Neuhaus, Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C methacetin breath test; graft function; initial poor function; LiMAx test; liver function

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DECISION TREES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956328248     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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