Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: Study design and current practice of donor–recipient matching
Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Gasbarrini A, Gavrila C, Marianelli T, Costa AN, Nardi A, Strazzabosco M, Burra P, Agnes S, Baccarani U, Calise F, Colledan M, Cuomo O, De Carlis L, Donataccio M, Ettorre GM, Gerunda GE, Gridelli B, Lupo L, Mazzaferro V, Pinna A, Risaliti A, Salizzoni M, Tisone G, Valente U, Rossi G, Rossi M, Zamboni F, Investigators O. Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: Study design and current practice of donor–recipient matching. Digestive And Liver Disease 2010, 43: 155-164. PMID: 21185796, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor risk indexObservational cohort studyHepatocellular carcinomaLiver transplantationCohort studyDonor ageVirus infectionDeceased heart-beating donorsHepatitis B core antibodyMedian cold ischaemia timeMedian donor risk indexProspective observational cohort studyEnd-stage liver diseaseHepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis C virus infectionLiver MatchDonor populationItalian transplant centersOlder donor ageViral-related cirrhosisB core antibodyC virus infectionStage liver diseaseB virus infectionHigh-risk donors