Increase in mortality rate of liver transplant candidates residing in specific geographic areas: Analysis of UNOS data

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2188-2197

  Zorzi, D ^a   Rastellini, C ^a   Freeman, D H ^b   Elias, G ^c   Duchini, A ^a,c   Cicalese, L ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Distance transplant center; geographic residence; MELD score; UNOS liver transplant; waiting list mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864457059     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04083.x     Document Type: Article

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