AJT: Case captures national spotlight as judge overrules transplant policy

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajt.12418/full

The AJT Report
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12418
American Journal of Transplantation
Volume 13, Issue 8, pages 1941–1942, August 2013

News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation

Two Children Added to Adult Lung Transplant Waitlist

Case captures national spotlight as judge overrules transplant policy

In a case that captured national attention this spring, a lawsuit and subsequent ruling by a district court judge resulted in two pediatric patients receiving increased priority for lungs from adolescent and adult donors.

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