D-dimer Level Is Non-Specifically Elevated Post-Living-Related Liver Transplantation in Children
Hadil Darwish,
Nermin Adawy,
Magdy Saber
et al.
Abstract:Background/Objective: D-dimer, a soluble fibrin degradation product, is used to be a marker of vascular thrombosis. However, it has been reported to be elevated in different pathological conditions other than thrombosis. Moreover, its pattern post-liver transplantation (LT) in children is not known. So, we aimed to report its pattern within the first-month post-LT in children and its level in different early post-LT complications. Methods: It is a retrospective observational cohort study in which 52 children w… Show more
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