Liver transplantation for severe hepatic trauma: A multicenter analysis from the UNOS data set
Gabriel Orozco,
Meera Gupta,
Alexandre Ancheta
et al.
Abstract:Background
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is rarely indicated after hepatic trauma but it can be the only therapeutic option in some patients. There are scarce data analyzing the surgical outcomes of OLT after trauma.
Methods
We used the UNOS dataset to identify patients who underwent OLT for trauma from 1987 to 2022, and compared them to a cohort of patients transplanted for other indications. Cox proportional hazard and multivariable logistic … Show more
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