Underutilization of potential donors for lung transplantation at a tertiary care center in North India

Underutilization of potential donors for lung transplantation at a tertiary care center in North India

Objective: Lung transplantation is infrequently performed in India due to several constraints, and whether the poor lung transplantation rates in India are due to a lack of eligible lung donors is unclear. In this study, we explored the availability of donors for lung transplantation. Materials and...

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Main Authors: Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Sahajal Dhooria, Valliappan Muthu, Ritesh Agarwal, Digambar Behera, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Brain death
end-stage lung disease
lung allocation
lung donation
lung transplantation
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2019;volume=36;issue=5;spage=399;epage=403;aulast=Prasad

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