Abstract

The purpose of this program is to establish a liver transplantation data base in order to collect data from patients and donors in the United States who have been evaluated and have had liver transplantation for a variety of end stage liver diseases. After being collected, data relating to a patient's condition prior to the operation, during the operation and in the early and late post-operative periods will be evaluated. Collection and evaluation of data on the donor liver also will be done. The collected and evaluated data will be made available to investigators and clinicians.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01DK002251-005
Application #
2307072
Study Section
Project Start
1990-01-01
Project End
1997-03-31
Budget Start
1991-06-18
Budget End
1993-03-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Pittsburgh
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
053785812
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15213

  Publications

Ruppert, Kristine; Kuo, Shihchen; DiMartini, Andrea et al. (2010) In a 12-year study, sustainability of quality of life benefits after liver transplantation varies with pretransplantation diagnosis. Gastroenterology 139:1619-29, 1629.e1-4
Everhart, J E; Wei, Y; Eng, H et al. (1999) Recurrent and new hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation. Hepatology 29:1220-6
Germer, J J; Rys, P N; Thorvilson, J N et al. (1999) Determination of hepatitis C virus genotype by direct sequence analysis of products generated with the Amplicor HCV test. J Clin Microbiol 37:2625-30
Showstack, J; Katz, P P; Lake, J R et al. (1999) Resource utilization in liver transplantation: effects of patient characteristics and clinical practice. NIDDK Liver Transplantation Database Group. JAMA 281:1381-6
Katz, P P; Showstack, J A; Lake, J R et al. (1999) Methods to estimate and analyze medical care resource use. An example from liver transplantation. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 15:366-79
Deschenes, M; Belle, S H; Krom, R A et al. (1998) Early allograft dysfunction after liver transplantation: a definition and predictors of outcome. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Liver Transplantation Database. Transplantation 66:302-10
Zetterman, R K; Belle, S H; Hoofnagle, J H et al. (1998) Age and liver transplantation: a report of the Liver Transplantation Database. Transplantation 66:500-6
Wiesner, R H; Demetris, A J; Belle, S H et al. (1998) Acute hepatic allograft rejection: incidence, risk factors, and impact on outcome. Hepatology 28:638-45
Everhart, J E; Lombardero, M; Lake, J R et al. (1998) Weight change and obesity after liver transplantation: incidence and risk factors. Liver Transpl Surg 4:285-96
Belle, S H; Porayko, M K; Hoofnagle, J H et al. (1997) Changes in quality of life after liver transplantation among adults. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Liver Transplantation Database (LTD). Liver Transpl Surg 3:93-104

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