Oct 16 2024 16 mins 3
On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors discuss a paper from the October issue of JHLT, entitled “Donor to recipient age matching in lung transplantation: A European experience.” Senior author Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD joins the podcast to discuss the paper.
You’ll hear about:
- European practices in lung transplantation and the donor population
- Main findings and takeaways
- How age disparities in donor matching affect outcomes
- Extended criteria for older donors
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