PubMed ID:
9371672
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 1997
Affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6600, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1097/00007890-199711150-00012
Authors:
Hoofnagle JH,
Detre KM,
Everhart JE,
Lake JR,
Lombardero M,
Wiesner RH,
Zetterman RK
Studies:
Liver Transplantation Database
Waiting time to liver transplantation (LTx) has dramatically lengthened, but the proportion of candidates who die awaiting transplantation has not increased. We evaluated whether longer waiting time for LTx candidates increases mortality.