Centers for Disease Control "high-risk" donor status does not significantly affect recipient outcome after heart transplantation in children

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1173-1177

  Sahulee, Raj ^a   Lytrivi, Irene D ^a   Savla, Jill J ^b   Rossano, Joseph W ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Center for Disease Control (CDC); high risk donor; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); pediatric heart transplantation; United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CHILD; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURVIVAL RATE; DONOR SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908018496     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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