Systematic review and meta-analysis of liver transplantation using grafts from deceased donors aged over 70 years

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Dasari, Bobby V ^a   Mergental, Hynek ^a   Isaac, John R ^a   Muiesan, Paolo ^a   Mirza, Darius F ^a   Perera, Thamara ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aged donors; donors; liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER DONOR; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEATOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE; AGE; AGED; CADAVER; DONOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 85034072129     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13139     Document Type: Review

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