The association of donor age and survival is independent of ischemic time following deceased donor lung transplantation

Early research suggests prolonged ischemic time in older donor lungs is associated with decreased survival following lung transplantation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether this association holds in the post‐lung allocation score era.

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