Systematic review and meta-analysis of survival following extracorporeal liver support

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 623-631

  Stutchfield, B M ^a   Simpson, K ^a   Wigmore, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER, ARTIFICIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953695038     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7418     Document Type: Review

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