APACHE III outcome prediction in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III prognostic system has not been previously validated in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We hypothesized t...

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Main Authors: Heimbach Julie K, Findlay James Y, Gali Bhargavi, Keegan Mark T, Plevak David J, Afessa Bekele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/9/11