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Use of the Donor Lung After Asphyxiation or Drowning: Effect on Lung Transplant Recipients
Bryan A. Whitson, MD, PhD, Marshall I. Hertz, MD, Rosemary F. Kelly, MD, Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, Ahmet Kilic, MD, Sara J. Shumway, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 4, Pages (October 2014) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 (A) Distribution of the 309 asphyxia/drowning donors as a percentage by year. (B) Distribution of recipient lung allocation score (LAS) by donor cause of death (p = 0.47). (ASP/DRO = asphyxiation/drowning.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 (A) Recipient survival after transplantation by donor cause of death—all causes (p = 0.40). (B) Recipient survival after transplantation by donor cause of death—asphyxiation and drowning versus all other causes (p = 0.52). (GSW = gunshot wound; ICH = intracranial hemorrhage; STAB = stabbing; STRO = stroke.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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