Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis: Ten Years of Experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2001-2002

  Aratari, M T ^a   Venuta, F ^a   De Giacomo, T ^a   Rendina, E A ^a   Anile, M ^a   Diso, D ^a   Francioni, F ^a   Quattrucci, S ^a   Rolla, M ^a   Pugliese, F ^a   Liparulo, V ^a   Di Stasio, M ^a   Ricella, C ^a   Tsagkaropoulos, S ^a   Ferretti, G ^a   Coloni, G F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEATH; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETRANSPLANTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 48049090293     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.029     Document Type: Article

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