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Article: MIXED DATA IN TRANSPLANT REPORT UW HOSPITAL SURVIVAL RATE HIGH DONOR RATE LOW.(LOCAL)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2008
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Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125
More lungs are being transplanted from UW Hospital organ donors, but the rate for hearts is down, according to the latest public data.
The mixed picture comes as administrators are trying to improve both programs, which continue to have transplanted organ rates below the national average.
Survival rates for patients who receive transplants in Madison, however, remain high.
In February, the Wisconsin State Journal examined the lung program.
Far fewer lungs were taken from organ donors at UW Hospital and transplanted into patients there or sent elsewhere in 2006 than at ...