Deceased-donor split-liver transplantation in adult recipients: Is the learning curve over?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Cauley, Ryan P ^a   Vakili, Khashayar ^a   Fullington, Nora ^a   Potanos, Kristina ^a   Graham, Dionne A ^a   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^a   Kim, Heung Bae ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLIT LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84884535236     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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