The impact of the lung allocation scoring system at the single national Veterans Affairs Hospital lung transplantation program

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 497-501

  Osaki, Satoru ^a   Maloney, James D ^a   Meyer, Keith C ^a   Cornwell, Richard D ^a   Edwards, Niloo M ^a   De Oliveira, Nilto C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung; Organ donor management; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 68949188104     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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