An Ethical Framework for the Care of Patients with Prolonged Hospitalization Following Lung Transplantation
Abstract
The lung allocation score system in the United States and several European countries gives more weight to risk of death without transplantation than to survival following transplantation. As a result, centers transplant sicker patients, leading to increased length of initial hospitalization. The care of patients who have accumulated functional deficits or additional organ dysfunction during their prolonged stay can be ethically complex....
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Title
An Ethical Framework for the Care of Patients with Prolonged Hospitalization Following Lung Transplantation
Published Date
Sep 19, 2018
Journal
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
49 - 62
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