Selection of cystic fibrosis patients for lung transplantation

Paul Aurora; Martin Carby; Stuart Sweet

doi:10.1097/MCP.0b013e328313e3d4

Selection of cystic fibrosis patients for lung transplantation

Paul Aurora, Martin Carby, Stuart Sweet

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Abstract

It is likely that lung transplantation can extend life in both adults and children with cystic fibrosis, provided the procedure is correctly timed. Further development of the lung allocation score has the potential to increase the survival benefit from the procedure in the United States.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	589-594
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
Volume	14
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MCP.0b013e328313e3d4
State	Published - Nov 1 2008

Keywords

Child
Cystic fibrosis
Lung transplantation

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Selection of cystic fibrosis patients for lung transplantation

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