The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 154-161, January 2010

Implementation of a management guideline aimed at minimizing the severity of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant

  • Judy Currey, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Judy Currey, PhD, RN, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia.
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  • David V. Pilcher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Andrew Davies, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Carlos Scheinkestel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Mari Botti, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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  • Michael Bailey, PhD, MSc, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Greg Snell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lung Transplant Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Received 16 December 2008; received in revised form 14 July 2009; accepted 9 August 2009. published online 12 November 2009.

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 Supported by The Alfred Research Trusts Small Project Grant T 10518.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01083-6

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.031

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 154-161, January 2010