Survival in pediatric lung transplantation: The effect of center volume and expertise

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1073-1081

  Khan, Muhammad S ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b   Taylor, Rachel A ^b   Dean McKenzie, E ^b   Mallory, George B ^b   Schecter, Marc G ^a   Morales, David L S ^a   Heinle, Jeffrey S ^b   Adachi, Iki ^b  

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

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

center volume; center type; lung transplantation; outcomes; pediatrics; risk factor analysis; survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; LUNG DISEASES; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943586918     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.03.008     Document Type: Article

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