Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) using organs donated after cardiac death (DCD) is increasing due, in large part, to a shortage of organs. The outcome of using DCD organs in recipients with hepatits C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear due to the limited experience and number of publication...
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| author | Malcolm Wells Kris Croome Toni Janik Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro Natasha Chandok |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) using organs donated after cardiac death (DCD) is increasing due, in large part, to a shortage of organs. The outcome of using DCD organs in recipients with hepatits C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear due to the limited experience and number of publications addressing this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f94ce07d2d548938720ecd561c2ae6b2025-08-20T02:08:04ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972014-01-0128210310810.1155/2014/421451Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisMalcolm Wells0Kris Croome1Toni Janik2Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro3Natasha Chandok4Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CanadaHotel Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, CanadaBACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) using organs donated after cardiac death (DCD) is increasing due, in large part, to a shortage of organs. The outcome of using DCD organs in recipients with hepatits C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear due to the limited experience and number of publications addressing this issue.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/421451 |
| spellingShingle | Malcolm Wells Kris Croome Toni Janik Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro Natasha Chandok Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| title | Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Comparing Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death Versus Donation After Brain Death in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | comparing outcomes of donation after cardiac death versus donation after brain death in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis c a systematic review and meta analysis |
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