This shortage of donor lungs results in the death of 20 percent of lung transplant candidates awaiting transplant. (pennmedicine.org)
After adjusting for illness severity, patients at low - volume centers were 41 percent more likely to die in the hospital than lung transplant patients at high - volume centers. (sciencedaily.com)
Previous research established that patient survival is higher at high - volume lung transplant centers. (sciencedaily.com)