The use of extended criteria donors decreases one-year survival in high-risk lung recipients: A review of the United Network of Organ Sharing Database

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2978788	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2016	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Extended criteria donors are associated with reduced 1-year survival, and recipients with a lung allocation score 70 or greater who receive extended criteria donor organs have the lowest survival.

Keywords

LAS ECD OPTN lung allocation score extended criteria donor CMV cytomegalovirus body mass index BMI United Network for Organ Sharing Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network confidence interval hazard ratio Lung transplantation UNOS

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The use of extended criteria donors decreases one-year survival in high-risk lung recipients: A review of the United Network of Organ Sharing Database

Authors

Matthew J. BA, Pablo G. MD, PhD, Charles F. MD, Yan BM, DrPH, Zachary N. MD, Keshava MD, PhD, Aldo T. MD, James S. MD, Bartley P. MD, Si M. MD,