High emergency organ allocation rule in lung transplantation: a simulation study
The scarcity of suitable organ donors leads to protracted waiting times and mortality in patients awaiting lung transplantation. This study aims to assess the short- and long-term effects of a high emergency organ allocation policy on the outcome of lung transplantation. We developed a simulation mo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2017-11-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/4/00020-2017.full |