Regional Variation in Transplant Utilization and Agonal Times among Donation after Circulatory Death Lung Donors in the United States
As we continue to increase DCD lung utilization in the United States, better understanding of geographical barriers, adopting universal protocols in DCD organ donation and palliative care will hopefully lead to better utilization of organs from DCD donors, thereby increasing the number of transplants and decreasing organ wait times.
Authors
- Jenalee N. Coster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5012-2909)
- M. Furukawa
- Kentaro Noda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8921-1944)
- Pablo G. Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3607-0345)
- Kunning Zhang
- Alison Lafayette
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- St. Mary's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Transplantation
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70471
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00