Preoperative Comorbidity Correlates Inversely with Survival after Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation in Adults

We investigated the relationship between preoperative comorbidity and postoperative survival after intestinal transplantation. Each patient received a score for preoperative comorbidity. Each comorbidity was given a score based on the degree it impaired function (score range 0–3). A total score was...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Takahashi Hidenori, Charlotte Pither, Seigo Nishida, Andrew J. Butler, Eddie R. Island, Jung Moon, Muhammad Dawwas, Simon M. Gabe, Neville V. Jamieson, Andreas G. Tzakis, Stephen J. Middleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/202410