A quality improvement program to reduce the time on the lung transplant waiting list at the Nantes University Hospital

A quality improvement program to reduce the time on the lung transplant waiting list at the Nantes University Hospital

Abstract Background In 2010, the time on the lung transplant waiting list in Nantes University Hospital (NUH) was 9.2 months, compared to a French national median of about 4 months. The NUH transplant unit performs both heart and lung transplantations, which can be seen as competing activities. To f...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Danner-Boucher, Véronique Loppinet, Aurore Boxus, Claire Dary, Anne Brigitte Lambert, Marine Prieur, Céline Vallet, Adrien Tissot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Quality improvement program
Lung transplantation
Lung transplant list
Waiting time on lung transplant list
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-017-0748-4

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