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CI (Confidence Interval), CPE (Concordance Probability Estimate), FiO2 (Fraction of Inspired Oxygen), LAS (Lung Allocation Score), OPTN (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network), pCO2 (Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide), PTAUC (Post-transplant Area Under the Curve), SRTR (Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients), US (United States), WLAUC (Waitlist Area Under the Curve)Purchase one-time access:
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