The trade-off of using positive-smoking donor lungs.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The existing donor supply is unable to meet the demand of patients waiting for lung transplantation. A recent article explores the consequences of donor smoking on post-transplant survival as well as the potential effect of excluding such donors from contributing to the organ pool for lung transplantation. We review the intricacies of this study and potential implications for transplant centers and patients with end-stage lung disease.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Castleberry, AW; Hartwig, MG
Published Date
- 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 24 / 3
Start / End Page
- 151 - 152
PubMed ID
- 23200068
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-9488
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2012.10.001
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States