The poorer outcomes
after lung transplantation are related largely to higher rejection rates, the researchers said.
Broadly suppressing the immune system
after lung transplantation may inadvertently encourage organ rejection, according to a new study in mice.
To continue to improve long - term results
after lung transplantation, the authors suggest that better collaboration is needed between the transplantation centers and the local doctors and hospitals attended by patients for their ongoing aftercare.
Not exact matches
What they found is that deaths in the 90 days
after an operation for
lung transplantation have gone down over the past 25 years from 19.4 % to 10 %.
We performed histological examination of GVHD target organs (liver,
lung, small intestine, and colon) and the tongue, which served as a surrogate for skin damage (37), 4 wk
after transplantation.