Non-traditional donor lungs appear safe for transplant

(Elsevier) Patients receiving lungs from donors whose cause of death was asphyxiation or drowning have similar outcomes and long-term survival as patients receiving lungs from traditional donors, according to a study in the October 2014 issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/e-ndl100114.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news