Thursday, August 2, 2012

Obese donors increase risk of death for pediatric liver transplant recipients

Children undergoing liver transplantation are at greater risk of graft loss and death from adult organ donors who are severely obese according to research published in the August issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. (2012-08-02)

URL: http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/78043/Obese_donors_increase_risk_of_death_for_pediatric_liver_transplant_recipients.html

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