Introduction of the lung allocation score in Germany

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1318-1327

  Gottlieb, J ^a,b   Greer, M ^a   Sommerwerck, U ^c,d   Deuse, T ^e   Witt, C ^f   Schramm, R ^g   Hagl, C ^g   Strueber, M ^h   Smits, J M ⁱ  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b German Center for Lung Research   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^f CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^g LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

ⁱ EUROTRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lung allocation score; lung transplant outcome; lung transplantation; waitlist mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GERMANY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ALLOCATION SCORE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LUNG DISEASES;

GERMANY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84901276113     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12752     Document Type: Review

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