About ELTR
History and aims
The idea of a European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) was brought up at the meeting of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) in Munich, 1985. A group including the main liver transplant Centers decided to create the ELTR with the following objectives : Registry of all liver (...)Coordinating commitee
The ELTR is coordinated at the Paul Brousse Hospital in Villejuif since its creation in 1985. A two parts questionnaire (Report of LT and Follow-up report) was established by the ELTR Coordinating Committee. A standardized questionnaire and computerized method for data entry has been developed (...)Data management
1. Questionnaire, Database and Data transfer Participation to the Registry is voluntary. A two-part questionnaire (Report of LT and Follow-up report) was established by the ELTR Experts Committee. The first part includes data on LT indication, donor and recipient blood group compatibility, (...)Quality Control
Audit visits To compare information contained in the report with original source documents or database, additional measures have been taken and include site visits to the Centers. In 1997, the ELTR coordinating team appointed an independent committee: Vincent KARAM, France Bridget GUNSON, UK (...)
