The reward is worth the wait: A prospective analysis of 100 consecutive organ donors

American Surgeon

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 296-299

  Christmas, A Britton ^a   Bogart, Tyson A ^b   Etson, Kristina E ^c   Fair, Brett A ^d   Howe, Harold R ^e   Jacobs, David G ^a   Sing, Ronald F ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LifeShare of the Carolinas   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; TIME MANAGEMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857615300     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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