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2667502

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
The causes of death in 21 adults and 23 children in a consecutive series of 180 liver transplantations were reviewed and classified into four categories. A previously described preoperative risk score was applied prospectively to estimate the relative risk of mortality following liver transplantation in adults. Categorization of the causes of death allowed for a systematic search for errors in management and technique. Comparison of the preoperative risk score with the cause of death category revealed that higher-risk adults were most likely to die of causes related to preoperative morbidity. They also accrued higher hospital costs, regardless of outcome. The data are useful for designing strategies to reduce mortality. However, the inexorable role that preoperative morbidity has on outcome was also emphasized. This has important implications in developing strategies to reduce the costs of liver transplantation and to provide optimal distribution of scarce donor organs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
895-900
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Stratifying the causes of death in liver transplant recipients. An approach to improving survival.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105-1065.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article