Successful lung transplant from donor after cardiac death: A potential solution to shortage of thoracic organs

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-152

  McKellar, Stephen H ^a   Durham III, Lucian A ^a   Scott, John P ^a   Cassivi, Stephen D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749091800     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2009-0407     Document Type: Article

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