About ELTR
History and aims
In October 16, 1985 at the time of a visit to Hannovre, Prof. Henri Bismuth proposed to the Prof. Rudolf Pichlmayer the idea to create a European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) as extension of the French registry that he had initiated before. Then, Sir Roy Calne from Cambridge University (...)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 (...)
