Lung transplantation using donors 55 years and older: Is it safe or just a way out of organ shortage?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-197

  Pizanis, Nikolaus ^a   Heckmann, Jens ^a   Tsagakis, Konstantinos ^a   Tossios, Paschalis ^a   Massoudy, Parwis ^a   Wendt, Daniel ^a   Jakob, Heinz ^a   Kamler, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Donor age; Donor criteria; Extended donor; Lung transplantation; Organ shortage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; DONOR SELECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPIROMETRY; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954383610     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.054     Document Type: Article

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