Adult Lung Transplantation: Technical Considerations

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-164

  Puri, Varun ^a   Patterson, G Alexander ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

lung implantation; lung transplantation; procurement; technique

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG VEIN; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY VEIN MALFORMATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 49049092617     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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