Gastroenterology
Volume 142, Issue 2 , Pages 273-280 , February 2012

Estimates of Early Death, Acute Liver Failure, and Long-term Mortality Among Live Liver Donors

  • Abimereki D. Muzaale

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Nabil N. Dagher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Robert A. Montgomery

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Sarah E. Taranto

      Affiliations

    • United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia
    • ,
  • Maureen A. Mcbride

      Affiliations

    • United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia
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  • Dorry L. Segev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 771B, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. (410) 614-2079

Received 27 June 2011 ,Accepted 2 November 2011.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network is supported by Health Resources and Services Administration contract 234-2005-370011C. To ensure confidentiality of Social Security number data provided by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the Social Security number linkages to the Social Security Death Master File were performed solely by United Network for Organ Sharing staff (including Dr McBride and Ms Taranto).

PII: S0016-5085(11)01576-9

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.11.015

Gastroenterology
Volume 142, Issue 2 , Pages 273-280 , February 2012

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