TY - JOUR
T1 - Heart and heart-lung transplantation
T2 - Program, development, organization, and initiation
AU - Baumgartner, W. A.
AU - Borkon, A. M.
AU - Achuff, S. C.
AU - Baughman, K. L.
AU - Traill, T. A.
AU - Reitz, B. A.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Since the initiation of cardiac transplantation in 1967, more than 1,000 procedures have been done worldwide. A high percentage of these transplant procedures have been completed in the past few years. In 1983, 11 centers in the United States performed 173 transplant procedures; by 1984, there were more than 30 heart transplant centers. This sudden increase is due primarily to increasing survival of transplant recipients since the introduction of cyclosporine. However, most transplant surgeons believe that the use of this drug alone will not result in survival results and rehabilitation similar to those obtained in experienced transplant centers. Institutional commitment, adequate resources, attention to detail and most importantly, a dedicated transplant team, are important elements to ensure success. This manuscript will define guidelines for the establishment of a new transplant program and eludicate the organizational details necessary to implement such a program, based on our experience at the Johns Hopkins Hospital over the past two years.
AB - Since the initiation of cardiac transplantation in 1967, more than 1,000 procedures have been done worldwide. A high percentage of these transplant procedures have been completed in the past few years. In 1983, 11 centers in the United States performed 173 transplant procedures; by 1984, there were more than 30 heart transplant centers. This sudden increase is due primarily to increasing survival of transplant recipients since the introduction of cyclosporine. However, most transplant surgeons believe that the use of this drug alone will not result in survival results and rehabilitation similar to those obtained in experienced transplant centers. Institutional commitment, adequate resources, attention to detail and most importantly, a dedicated transplant team, are important elements to ensure success. This manuscript will define guidelines for the establishment of a new transplant program and eludicate the organizational details necessary to implement such a program, based on our experience at the Johns Hopkins Hospital over the past two years.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3939647
AN - SCOPUS:0021745038
SN - 0887-2570
VL - 4
SP - 197
EP - 202
JO - Journal of Heart Transplantation
JF - Journal of Heart Transplantation
IS - 2
ER -