The use of lung donors older than 55 years: A review of the United Network of Organ Sharing database

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 760-768

  Bittle, Gregory J ^a   Sanchez, Pablo G ^a   Kon, Zachary N ^a   Claire Watkins, A ^a   Rajagopal, Keshava ^a   Pierson, Richard N ^a   Gammie, James S ^a   Griffith, Bartley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

donor age; donor selection; extended donor criteria; guidelines; lung transplantation; UNOS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG DONOR; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

DONOR AGE; DONOR SELECTION; EXTENDED DONOR CRITERIA; GUIDELINES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; UNOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880281369     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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