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Successful lung transplant from donor after cardiac death: a potential solution to shortage of thoracic organs. Mayo Clin Proc 2010 Feb;85(2):150-2

Date

02/02/2010

Pubmed ID

20118391

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2813823

DOI

10.4065/mcp.2009-0407

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-75749091800 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   13 Citations

Abstract

Lung transplant is an effective treatment for patients with end-stage lung disease but is limited because of the shortage of acceptable donor organs. Organ donation after cardiac death is one possible solution to the organ shortage because it could expand the pool of potential donors beyond brain-dead and living donors. We report the preliminary experience of Mayo Clinic with donation after cardiac death, lung procurement, and transplant.

Author List

McKellar SH, Durham LA 3rd, Scott JP, Cassivi SD

Author

Lucian A. Durham MD, PhD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Brain Death
Donor Selection
Health Services Needs and Demand
Heart Arrest
Humans
Living Donors
Lung Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Minnesota
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Smoking
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Treatment Outcome
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