Impact of broader geographic allograft sharing on outcomes and cost in smaller lung transplant centers
On November 24, 2017, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network implemented a change to lung allocation replacing donor service area with a 250 nautical mile radius around donor hospitals. We sought to evaluate the experience of a small to medium size center following implementation.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nathan Haywood, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Sarah Kilbourne, Hannah Mannem, Max Weder, Christine Lau, Alexander S. Krupnick, Avinash Agarwal Source Type: research
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