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Lung Transplant From an Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Donor: Moving to Other Countries
Author(s) -
Egan T. M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13658
Subject(s) - medicine , donation , lung , organ donation , lung transplantation , circulatory system , transplantation , surgery , intensive care medicine , economics , economic growth
Italy's first successful lung transplant from an uncontrolled donation after circulation determination of death donor is significant because the lungs were healthy after a long warm ischemic time and the authors effectively dealt with substantial logistical challenges. See Valenza et al's case report on page 1312.