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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Main Authors: Julien Riou, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Jason D. Christie, Gabriel Thabut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/4/00020-2017.full