Orthotopic liver transplantation in critically ill cirrhotic patients with multi-organ failure: A single-center experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3762-3768

  Umgelter, A ^a   Lange, K ^b   Kornberg, A ^b   Buchler P ^b   Friess, H ^b   Schmid, R M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; APACHE; CATECHOLAMINES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT SELECTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 83655180873     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.08.110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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