A novel organ donor facility: A decade of experience with liver donors

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 615-620

  Doyle, M B M ^a   Vachharajani, N ^a   Wellen, J R ^a   Lowell, J A ^a   Shenoy, S ^a   Ridolfi, G ^a   Jendrisak, M D ^b   Coleman, J ^c   Maher, M ^c   Brockmeier, D ^c   Kappel, D ^c   Chapman, W C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Gift of Hope   (United States)

^c Mid America Transplant Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor management and recovery; OPO based facility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION FACILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRANSPLANT SURGEON; TRAVEL; TRAVEL TIME;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH FACILITIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PROGNOSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 84896704850     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12607     Document Type: Article

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