Study finds wide variation in 5-year patient survival rates for lung transplantation centers
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 17:14
in Health & Medicine
There is significant variation among lung transplant centers in the U.S. in the 5-year survival rate of patients, with a higher number of procedures performed at a center only partly associated with longer survival of patients, according to a study in the July 7 issue of JAMA.