2014
A Bayesian methodology to improve prediction of early graft loss after liver transplantation derived from the Liver Match study
Angelico M, Nardi A, Romagnoli R, Marianelli T, Corradini SG, Tandoi F, Gavrila C, Salizzoni M, Pinna AD, Cillo U, Gridelli B, De Carlis LG, Colledan M, Gerunda GE, Costa AN, Strazzabosco M, Investigators L, Committee: L, Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Strazzabosco M, Board: A, Caraceni P, Toniutto P, Board: C, Costa A, Investigators: P, Salizzoni T, Romagnoli R, Bertolotti G, Patrono D, De Carlis L, Slim A, Mangoni J, Rossi G, Caccamo L, Antonelli B, Mazzaferro V, Regalia E, Sposito C, Colledan M, Corno V, Tagliabue F, Marin S, Cillo U, Vitale A, Gringeri E, Donataccio M, Donataccio D, Baccarani U, Lorenzin D, Bitetto D, Valente U, Gelli M, Cupo P, Gerunda G, Rompianesi G, Pinna A, Grazi G, Cucchetti A, Zanfi C, Risaliti A, Faraci M, Tisone G, Anselmo A, Lenci I, Sforza D, Agnes S, Di Mugno M, Avolio A, Ettorre G, Miglioresi L, Vennarecci G, Berloco P, Rossi M, Corradini S, Molinaro A, Calise F, Scuderi V, Cuomo O, Migliaccio C, Lupo L, Notarnicola G, Gridelli B, Volpes R, Petri S, Zamboni F, Carbotta G, Dedola S, Collection and Verification and Biostatistics: D, Nardi A, Marianelli T, Gavrila C, Ricci A, Vespasiano F. A Bayesian methodology to improve prediction of early graft loss after liver transplantation derived from the Liver Match study. Digestive And Liver Disease 2014, 46: 340-347. PMID: 24411484, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBayes TheoremBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesCold IschemiaDelayed Graft FunctionEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansItalyLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrimary Graft DysfunctionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEarly graft lossGraft lossUnited NetworkLiver transplantationPrior upper abdominal surgeryDonor body mass indexProspective European cohortsUpper abdominal surgeryOrgan Sharing registryPrimary liver transplantCold ischaemia timeBody mass indexRisk indexRecipient creatinineBayesian Cox modelsLiver transplantPortal thrombosisAbdominal surgeryCardiac deathIschaemia timeMass indexDonor ageEuropean cohortOrgan SharingCox model
2010
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