Despite decreased wait-list times for lung transplantation, lung allocation scores continue to increase

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 923-928

  Iribarne, Alexander ^a   Russo, Mark J ^a   Davies, Ryan R ^a   Hong, Kimberly N ^a   Gelijns, Annetine C ^a   Bacchetta, Matthew D ^a   D'Ovidio, Frank ^a   Arcasoy, Selim ^a   Sonett, Joshua R ^a,b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung allocation score; Lung transplantation; Organ allocation; Wait list time

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 64749100815     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2052     Document Type: Article

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