Liver Diseases
Researchers from Pingtung Christian Hospital Report Recent Findings in Liver Diseases
Published in Blood Weekly, May 3rd, 2012
2012 MAY 3 -- In this recent report published in the journal Transplantation Proceedings, researchers in Pingtung, Taiwan conducted a study "To analyze the outcomes of patients with high Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores who underwent adult-to-adult live donor liver transplantation (A-A LDLT). From September 2002 to October 2010, a total of 152 adult patients underwent A-A LDLT in our institution."
"Recipients were stratified into a low MELD score group (Group L; MELD score <= 30) and a high MELD score group (Group H; MELD score >30) to compare short-term and long-term outcomes. Of the 152 adult patients who underwent A-A LDLT, 9...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2012-05-03)
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