Early allograft dysfunction is associated with excess resource utilization after liver transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 259-264

  Croome, K P ^a   Hernandez Alejandro, R ^a   Chandok, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; DEBILITATION; EARLY ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; ORGAN DONOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY NONFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873317763     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.07.147     Document Type: Article

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