%0 Journal Article
%T Quality Improvement Initiative for Assessing Allografts after Lung Transplantation
%A Ashley E. Nance
%A Don Hayes
%A Jr
%A Kerri L. Nicholson
%A Peter B. Baker
%A Rebecca Miller
%A Stephen E. Kirkby
%A William Parker
%J Archive of "Pediatric Quality & Safety".
%D 2019
%R 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000146
%X The histologic evaluation of lung allografts after transbronchial biopsy (TBBx) is a key component of the clinical care of lung transplant recipients. With established guidelines on diagnosing allograft rejection, no specific recommendations exist on timeliness to reaching a diagnosis and initiating therapy. A quality improvement initiative focused on 3 key stages of achieving a prompt diagnosis of acute cellular rejection including tissue processing, interpretation, and notification to the treating transplant pulmonologist was initiated to minimize time to treatment onset
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6494224/