1. Non–Heart-beating Lung Donation: How Big is the Pool?
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Nijkamp, Danielle M., van der Bij, Wim, Verschuuren, Erik A.M., Heemskerk, Martin B.A., de Buijzer, Erwin, and Erasmus, Michiel E.
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LUNG transplantation , *RESPIRATORY organs , *ORGAN donation , *ORGAN donors - Abstract
Lungs from non–heart-beating (NHB) donors are seldom used in The Netherlands despite the good quality of these organs. Based on a retrospective analysis of 162 NHB donor procedures we found that only 5% of the lungs were actually utilized, but that 30% of the lungs were suitable for transplantation. Not recognizing the suitability of NHB lungs is likely the main reason for their non-availability. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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