Liver transplantation in acute-on-chronic liver failure patients with high model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores: A single center experience of 100 consecutive cases

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 936-943

  Duan, Bin Wei ^a   Lu, Shi Chun ^a   Wang, Meng Long ^a   Liu, Jin Ning ^a   Chi, Ping ^a   Lai, Wei ^a   Wu, Ju Shan ^a   Guo, Qing Liang ^a   Lin, Dong Dong ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Zeng, Dao Bing ^a   Li, Chuan Yun ^a   Meng, Qing Hua ^a   Ding, Hui Guo ^a   Chen, Xin Yue ^a   Liao, Hui Yu ^a   Ma, Lie Qing ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Xiang, Hai Ping ^a   Duan, Zhong Ping ^a   Li, Ning ^a   more..

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute on chronic liver failure; Liver transplantation; Model for end stage liver disease (MELD) score

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ACUTE ON CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PUGH SCORE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MODEL FOR END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE (MELD) SCORE;

ADULT; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880286539     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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