liver transplant
collocation in Englishmeaningsofliverandtransplant
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liver
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈlɪv.ər/us/ˈlɪv.ɚ/
a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile, or this organ from an animal used ...
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transplant
noun
uk/trænˈsplɑːnt/us/trænˈsplænt/
a medical operation in which a new organ is put into ...
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(Definition ofliverandtransplantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, there are other ways to prevent physicians from knowingly assigning status 1 to patients unlikely to survive alivertransplant.
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Thus, the report recommends discontinuing the use of waiting time as an allocation criterion forlivertransplantcandidates in certain statuses.
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The attributes were established by reference to the literature and through initial qualitative interviews withlivertransplantrecipients (n 12).
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Now imagine that two people require alivertransplantoperation without which they will certainly die within the next few days.
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This was then followed by alivertransplantfrom the donor, to which the recipient was found to be unresponsive.
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He stopped smoking and drinking 2 years ago, and wants to be on alivertransplantlist.
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If transplant status is left to physician discretion, physicians are likely to assign status 1 to patients known to be less likely to survive with alivertransplant.
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The results must be interpreted with caution, however, since the study was undertaken on a sample oflivertransplantrecipients who had successfully survived the liver transplantation process.
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It would be interesting to repeat the study on a sample of patients who are waiting to receive alivertransplantto see whether their responses are different.
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The algorithms were developed by two hepatologists and reviewed by a pharmacist working with one of thelivertransplantservices and a transplant service physician at another center.
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He is a symbol of hope for thousands; not only for heart transplant patients, but also for kidney andlivertransplantpatients.
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Alivertransplantcosts about £19,000 for an adult and about £75,000 for a child, with £5,000 per patient per year in subsequent costs.
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The unit recently completed its 250th heart transplant and its 2,000thlivertransplant.
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We all wish thelivertransplantteam well for what should be a wonderful day.
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In the financial year 1988–89 the revenue allocation provided for the fourlivertransplantcentres was £5,038,000.
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The problem as regardslivertransplantunits and the transfusion service is very great.
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As has been pointed out, the next step is alivertransplant.
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In the case oflivertransplantand cardiothoracic transplant, that is heart, heart-lung and lung transplants, the procedure is literally life-saving.
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Eventually, it was decided that he needed alivertransplantto survive at all.
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The drug costs vary from £12,000 to £15,000 a year, but alivertransplantcosts roughly £36,000, so there are cost savings to be made by identifying the problem early.
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