Aggressive management of lung donors classified as unacceptable: Excellent recipient survival one year after transplantation Michaela Straznicka, MDa, David M. Follette, MDa, Mark D. Eisner, MDb, Peter F. Roberts, MDa, Rebecca L. Menza, RNc, Wayne D. Babcock, RNc The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 124, Issue 2, Pages 250-258 (August 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.123813 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Kaplan-Meier survival curves comparing recipients of lungs from unacceptable, acceptable, and ideal donors. Note that there were no significant survival differences by donor group. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 250-258DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.123813) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curves comparing recipients of lungs from donors who died of trauma and those who died of nontraumatic causes. Note that there were no significant survival difference by donor group. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 124, 250-258DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.123813) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions