Is a mandatory intensive care unit stay needed after liver transplantation? Feasibility of fast-tracking to the surgical ward after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-369

  Taner, C Burcin ^a   Willingham, Darrin L ^a   Bulatao, Ilynn G ^a   Shine, Timothy S ^a   Peiris, Prith ^a   Torp, Klaus D ^a   Canabal, Juan ^a   Nguyen, Justin H ^a   Kramer, David J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BODY MASS; CONVALESCENCE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84857514966     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22459     Document Type: Article

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