Open AccessPretransplant Opioid Use and Survival After Lung Transplantation
Author(s) -
Sana Vahidy,
David Li,
A. Hirji,
A. Kapasi,
J. Weinkauf,
Bryce Laing,
Dale Lien,
K. Halloran
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003050
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , hazard ratio , confidence interval , intensive care unit , proportional hazards model , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , transplantation , receptor
The impact of opioid use in lung transplant candidates on posttransplant outcomes is unknown. Studies on opioid therapy in kidney and liver transplant candidates have suggested increased risk of graft failure or death. We sought to analyze the relationship between pretransplant opioid use in lung transplant candidates and retransplant-free survival.