Impact of donor, recipient and matching on survival after high emergency lung transplantation in France

Conclusions This exhaustive French national study suggests that HELT is associated with an adverse outcome compared with regular allocation. This adverse outcome is mainly related to the severity status of the recipients rather than donor or matching characteristics.

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Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 6, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Roussel, A., Sage, E., Massard, G., Thomas, P.-A., Castier, Y., Fadel, E., Le Pimpec-Barthes, F., Maury, J.-M., Jougon, J., Lacoste, P., Claustre, J., Dahan, M., Pirvu, A., Tissot, A., Thumerel, M., Drevet, G., Pricopi, C., Le Pavec, J., Mal, H., D'Journo Tags: Interstitial and orphan lung disease Original Articles: Lung transplantation Source Type: research