The eurotransplant donor risk index in liver transplantation: ET-DRI

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2789-2796

  Braat, A E ^a   Blok, J J ^a   Putter, H ^a   Adam, R ^b   Burroughs, A K ^c   Rahmel, A O ^d   Porte, R J ^e   Rogiers, X ^f   Ringers, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROTRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision support techniques; Eurotransplant; liver transplantation outcome assessment; organ donation; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA BASE; EUROTRANSPLANT DONOR RISK INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867097523     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04195.x     Document Type: Article

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