Open AccessEquivalent Outcomes With Retransplantation and Primary Liver Transplantation in the Direct-acting Antiviral Era
Author(s) -
Kristopher P. Croome,
Amit Mathur,
Surakit Pungpapong,
David D. Lee,
Adyr Moss,
Charles B. Rosen,
Julie K. Heimbach,
C. Burcin Taner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002460
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , gastroenterology , surgery
The present multicenter study investigated whether equivalent outcomes to primary liver transplant (LT) could be achieved with liver retransplant (reLT) and whether improvements in outcomes have taken place over time, particularly in the direct-acting antiviral era.