Reexamining the Association of Body Mass Index With Overall Survival Outcomes After Liver Transplantation

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that obese patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) have an increased risk of mortality regardless of Model of End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores. The purpose of this study is to identify the range of body mass index (BMI) at LT associated with the low...

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Autores principales: Chang, Su-Hsin, Liu, Xiaoyan, Carlsson, Nils P., Park, Yikyung, Colditz, Graham A., Garonzik-Wang, Jacqueline M., Chapman, William C., Wellen, Jason R., Doyle, Maria B., Alhamad, Tarek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2017
Materias:
Liver Transplantation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28706975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000681

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