Outcomes of transplantation of livers from donation after circulatory death donors in the UK: A cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Callaghan, Christopher J ^a   Charman, Susan C ^b,c   Muiesan, Paolo ^d   Powell, James J ^e   Gimson, Alexander E ^a   Van Der Meulen, Jan H P ^b,c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CHOLESTASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885357763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003287     Document Type: Article

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