Marc Deschênes, MD

Primary Axis: 
Infection and Immunity
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Main area of expertise is liver transplantation, hepatitis C and HIV outcomes research. We have developed an extensive preoperative liver transplantation computerized database including outcomes of quality of life on which a lot of our work is based.Liver transplantation, hepatitis C virus, outcomes, HIV

Keywords: 
Liver transplantation, hepatitis C virus, outcomes, HIV
Location: 
Royal Victoria Hospital
Publications:
Tzimas GN, Dion B, Deschenes M. Early onset, nefazodone-induced fulminant hepatic failure. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003; 98:1663-1664.
Deschênes M, Michel R, Alpert E, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Tchervenkov J. Elevation of CA-125 level is due to abdominal distension in patients with liver disease awaiting liver transplantation. Transplantation 2001; 72: 1519-1522.
Deschenes M, Belle SH, Krom RAF, Zetterman R, Lake JR and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Liver Transplantation Database. Early Allograft Dysfunction Following Liver Transplantation: A Definition and Predictors Of Outcome. Transplantation 1998; 66:302-310.