Peleman, RR and Gavaler, JS and Van Thiel, DH and Esquivel, C and Gordon, R and Iwatsuki, S and Starzl, TE
(1987)
Orthotopic liver transplantation for acute and subacute hepatic failure in adults.
Hepatology, 7 (3).
484 - 489.
ISSN 0270-9139
Abstract
The role of liver transplantation in 29 patients with fulminant and subacute hepatic failure due to a variety of different causes was examined by comparing the outcome and a variety of “hospitalization” variables. Transplanted patients (n = 13) were more likely to survive (p < 0.05), were younger (p < 0.05) and spent more time in the hospital (p < 0.025) than did those who were not transplanted (n = 16). Despite spending a much longer time in the hospital, transplanted patients spent less time in the intensive care unit (p < 0.05) in coma (p < 0.01) and on a respirator (p < 0.01) than did those not transplanted. Most importantly, the survival rate for transplanted patients was significantly improved (p < 0.05) as compared to those not transplanted. We conclude that liver transplantation can be applied successfully to the difficult clinical problem of fulminant and subacute hepatic failure. Copyright © 1987 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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| Peleman, RR | | | | | Gavaler, JS | | | | | Van Thiel, DH | | | | | Esquivel, C | | | | | Gordon, R | | | | | Iwatsuki, S | | | | | Starzl, TE | tes11@pitt.edu | TES11 | |
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Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute |
| Date: |
1 January 1987 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Hepatology |
| Volume: |
7 |
| Number: |
3 |
| Page Range: |
484 - 489 |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1002/hep.1840070312 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| ISSN: |
0270-9139 |
| Other ID: |
uls-drl:31735062129295, Starzl CV No. 776 |
| Date Deposited: |
08 Apr 2010 17:13 |
| Last Modified: |
08 Jun 2021 10:55 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4162 |
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