Impact of endotoxin measured by an endotoxin activity assay during liver transplantation

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-355

  Sanada, Yukihiro ^a   Mizuta, Koichi ^a   Urahashi, Taizen ^a   Ihara, Yoshiyuki ^a   Wakiya, Taiichi ^a   Okada, Noriki ^a   Yamada, Naoya ^a   Ushijima, Kentaro ^a   Otomo, Shinya ^a   Sakamoto, Koichi ^a   Yasuda, Yoshikazu ^a   Kawarasaki, Hideo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Endotoxin; Endotoxin activity assay; Infection; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTOXIN ACTIVITY ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE;

EID: 84875214267     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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