Zonal organ allocation system and its impact on long-term outcomes after lung transplantation: a propensity score matched analysis{dagger} [TX & MCS]

CONCLUSION: Despite excellent early outcomes the zonal allocation system might be associated with significantly poorer long-term outcomes in terms of freedom from BOS after bilateral LTx. Further research is needed to find the underlying factors leading to these results.

Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - January 10, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zeriouh, M., Sabashnikov, A., Mohite, P. N., Zych, B., Patil, N. P., Garcia-Saez, D., Koch, A., Weymann, A., Soresi, S., Wippermann, J., Wahlers, T., De Robertis, F., Popov, A.-F., Simon, A. R. Tags: TX & amp; MCS Source Type: research