Open AccessLung transplantation for emphysema: impact of age on short- and long-term survival
Author(s) -
İlhan İnci,
Macé M. Schuurmans,
Jonas Peter Ehrsam,
Didier Schneiter,
Sven Hillinger,
Wolfgang Jungraithmayr,
Christian Benden,
W. Weder
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu550
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , lung transplantation , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , transplantation , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , surgery , survival rate , body mass index , lung
Overall, emphysema (EMP) is the most common indication for lung transplantation. The majority of patients present with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and less frequently with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD). We analysed the results of lung transplants performed for EMP in order to identify the impact of age on short- and long-term outcome.
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