Impact of a Lung Transplantation Donor–Management Protocol on Lung Donation and Recipient Outcomes

2006203 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Luis F. Angel · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Deborah J. Levine · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Pedro J. Marcos · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Scott R. Johnson · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Edward Y. Sako · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Andrea J. Carpenter · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Abstract

The protocol was associated with a significant increase in the number of lung donors and transplant procedures without compromising pulmonary function, length of stay, or survival of the recipients.

Topics & Keywords

Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Organ Donation and Transplantation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 174, Issue 6, pp. 710-716

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200603-432oc

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