Factors associated with early graft dysfunction in cystic fibrosis patients receiving primary bilateral lung transplantation

Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) occurs in 10-25% of cases and remains responsible for significant morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. Our goal was to explore donor and recipient variables and procedure factors that could be related to early graft failure in cystic fibrosis patients receiving bilateral lung transplantation, the PGD grade being derived from the PaO(2)/FiO(2) ratio measured at the sixth post-operative hour.