The new German allocation system for donated thoracic organs causes longer ischemia and increased costs

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 376-379

  Groetzner, J ^a   Kaczmarek, I ^a   Meiser, B ^a   Muller M ^a   Daebritz, S ^a   Uberfuhr P ^a   Reichart, B ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allocation; Costs; Ischemia; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME;

GERMANY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0036904649     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35735     Document Type: Article

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