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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2009; 15(24): 3015-3024
Published online Jun 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3015
Published online Jun 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3015
Survival predictors in patients treated with a molecular adsorbent recirculating system
Taru Kantola, Anna-Maria Koivusalo, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Surgical Hospital of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 263, FIN-0029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland
Satu Parmanen, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, PO Box 68 FI-00014, Finland
Krister Höckerstedt, Helena Isoniemi, Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 263, FIN-0029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland
Author contributions: Kantola T, Koivusalo AM, Höckerstedt K and Isoniemi H designed the research; Kantola T and Koivusalo AM performed the research; Parmanen S prepared the mathematics and the statistical solutions applied in the study; Kantola T and Parmanen S analyzed the data; Kantola T and Isoniemi H wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Taru Kantola, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Surgical Hospital of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 263, FIN-0029 HUCH, Helsinki, Finland. taru.kantola@hus.fi
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Received: February 27, 2009
Revised: May 25, 2009
Accepted: June 1, 2009
Published online: June 28, 2009
Revised: May 25, 2009
Accepted: June 1, 2009
Published online: June 28, 2009
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