Is lung transplantation survival better in infants? Analysis of over 80 infants

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-49

  Khan, Muhammad S ^a,b   Heinle, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Samayoa, Andres X ^a,b   Adachi, Iki ^a,b   Schecter, Marc G ^b   Mallory, George B ^b   Morales, David L S ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

infants; lung transplantation; outcomes; pediatrics; survival

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; ISCHEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84871379576     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.09.027     Document Type: Article

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