Incidence of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation is altered by timing of allograft implantation
The importance of circadian factors in managing patients is poorly understood. We present two retrospective cohort studies showing that lungs reperfused between 4 and 8 AM have a higher incidence (OR 1.12; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.21; p=0.01) of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) in the first 72 hours after tr...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2018
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