National healthcare delivery systems influence lung transplant outcomes for cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1948-1957

  Merlo, C A ^a,b   Clark, S C ^c   Arnaoutakis, G J ^a   Yonan, N ^d   Thomas, D ^e   Simon, A ^f   Thompson, R ^g   Thomas, H ^g   Orens, J ^a   Shah, A S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical research practice; epidemiology; health services and outcomes research; insurance; lung transplantation pulmonology; organ transplantation in general; quality of care care delivery

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CREATININE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931446994     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13226     Document Type: Article

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