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. 2023 Jun 26;13(7):1443.
doi: 10.3390/life13071443.

Comment on Oehler et al. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053

Myat Soe Thet  1 , Alessandra Verzelloni Sef  2 , Nicholas J Lees  2 , Davorin Sef  3
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Comment on Oehler et al. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053

Myat Soe Thet et al. Life (Basel). .

Abstract

Oehler et al. described an interesting finding, stating that length of stay (LOS) of the donors in the intensive care unit (ICU) did not have an impact on the outcomes and survival of recipients up to 5 years after heart transplantation (HTx) [...].

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  • Life (Basel). 12:1053.

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