High MELD score and extended operating time predict prolonged initial ICU stay after liver transplantation and influence the outcome.
BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study is to determine the incidence of a prolonged (>3 days) initial ICU-stay after liver transplantation (LT) and to identify risk factors for it. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of adult recipients who underwent deceased donor first-LT at...
Main Authors: | Panagiota Stratigopoulou, Andreas Paul, Dieter P Hoyer, Stylianos Kykalos, Fuat H Saner, Georgios C Sotiropoulos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5358862?pdf=render |
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