Lung transplant recipient attitudes and beliefs on accepting an organ that is positive for hepatitis C virus.

Sapna S Humar Natalia Pinzon Marcelo Cypel Susan Abbey

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2021)

Use of HCV+ organs demonstrated minimal detrimental perceived impacts on lung transplant patients. Patients generally found the experience to be very positive.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
mental health
patient reported outcomes
social support