Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5615977 The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2017 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Improvements in waiting time, mortality and post-transplant survival have occurred in children after LAS implementation. Continued refinement of urgency-based allocation to children and broader sharing of pediatric donor lungs may help to maximize these benefits.
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Improved waitlist and transplant outcomes for pediatric lung transplantation after implementation of the lung allocation score
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