Utilization of small pediatric donor kidneys: A decision analysis

Transplantation

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1110-1113

  Laurence, Jerome M ^a,b,c   Sandroussi, Charbel ^a,b   Lam, Vincent W T ^a,c   Pleass, Henry C C ^a,b,c   Eslick, Guy D ^a   Allen, Richard D M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deceased donor; Decision analysis; En bloc kidney transplant; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EN BLOC KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; SMALL PEDIATRIC KIDNEY DONOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DONOR SELECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955630033     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318213df48     Document Type: Article

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