Abstract
The risk that a positive smoking history in lung donors could adversely affect survival of transplant recipients causes concern. Conversely, reduction of the donor pool by exclusion of donors with positive smoking histories could compromise survival of patients waiting to receive a transplant. We examined the consequences of donor smoking on post-transplantation survival, and the potential effect of not transplanting lungs from such donors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 747-55 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Lancet |
Volume | 380 |
Issue number | 9843 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Aug 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Keywords
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Lung Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Prospective Studies
- Registries
- Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Tissue Donors