Defining readmission risk factors for liver transplantation recipients

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 585-590

  Shankar, Neil ^a   Marotta, Paul ^a   Wall, William ^a   AlBasheer, Mamoun ^a   Hernandez Alejandro, Roberto ^a   Chandok, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services; Liver transplantation; Readmission; Resource utilization; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 81855228888     PISSN: 15547914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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