Open AccessSurvival Benefits of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Author(s) -
Peter Van Trigt,
Robert D. Davis,
Gregory Shaeffer,
J. William Gaynor,
Kevin Landolfo,
Michael B. Higginbotham,
Victor F. Tapson,
Ross M. Ungerleider
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199605000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , lung transplantation , heart transplantation , perioperative , survival rate , surgery , population , lung , cardiology , environmental health
Heart and lung transplantation has gained acceptance as therapy for end-stage cardiac and pulmonary failure. The early and intermediate survival benefits of one center's 10-year experience with 177 patients undergoing thoracic transplantation were examined.