European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic SurgeryHumansLung TransplantationFemaleRetrospective StudiesMale
Lung Allograft Size Matching According to Actual, Corrected, and Predicted Total Lung Capacity for Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Maximilian Franz, Alya Mohssen, Khalil Aburahma, Nunzio Davide de Manna, Sophie Kruszona, Dietmar Boethig, Hani Alhadidi, Dmitry Bobylev, Nicolaus Schwerk, Arjang Ruhparwar, Alexander Weymann, Christian Kuehn, Gregor Warnecke, Mark Greer, Jawad Salman
Published: 202510.1093/ejcts/ezaf333
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Donor-recipient size matching in patients with pulmonary fibrosis may be performed according to the actual total lung capacity (aTLC) as measured by body plethysmography, the corrected total lung capacity (cTLC), and the predicted total l…
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