Effect of centre volume and high donor risk index on liver allograft survival

HPB

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 447-453

  Ozhathil, Deepak K ^a   Li, Youfu ^a   Smith, Jillian K ^a   Tseng, Jennifer F ^a   Saidi, Reza F ^a   Bozorgzadeh, Adel ^a   Shah, Shimul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

deceased donation; donor risk index; liver transplantation; marginal donors; MELD; organ allocation; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DONOR RISK INDEX; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959669374     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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