How Big is Too Big? An Analysis of Morbidly Obese Heart Donors in the UNOS Database

As the population becomes increasingly obese, so does the pool of potential organ donors. However, many centers are hesitant to accept hearts from morbidly obese donors, limiting the donor pool. We hypothesized that utilization of hearts from obese donors would not impact recipient outcomes. .
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: 369 Source Type: research