Open AccessPatterns and Predictors of Mortality After Waitlist Dropout of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Andre Gorgen,
Roizar Rosales,
Erin M. Sadler,
R. Beecroft,
Jennifer J. Knox,
Laura Dawson,
Anand Ghanekar,
David Grant,
Paul D. Greig,
Gonzalo Sapisochín
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.0000000000002616
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , dropout (neural networks) , liver disease , liver transplantation , confidence interval , model for end stage liver disease , liver cancer , gastroenterology , transplantation , surgery , machine learning , computer science
There is a lack of information about survival after dropout from the liver transplant waiting list. Therefore, we aimed to assess the overall survival, and risk factors for death, after waiting list dropout due to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression.