Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2876915 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
When controlling for pretransplant recipient characteristics, retransplantation within 90 days of a previous transplant is not associated with increased morbidity or mortality. However, unadjusted overall survival was significantly worse in the re-Tx group. This suggests that although retransplantation at 90 days alone is not a risk factor for inferior outcomes, given the significant comorbidities of these patients, the indications for retransplantation within 90 days are rare and must be critically examined.
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Alexander MD, MS, Kimberly N. MHSA, Rachel BA, Jonathan MD, Valluvam MD, Yoshifumi MD, Mark J. MD, MS,