Lung transplantation from the non-heart beating donor

Transplantation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-201

  Dark, John H ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung injury; Lung transplantation; Non heart beating donor

Indexed keywords

ASYSTOLE; BRAIN DEATH; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT PERFUSION; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; CADAVER; DONOR; HEART ARREST; INJURY; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 49249110228     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31817c87b6     Document Type: Short Survey

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