Open AccessSpirometric Obstructive Lung Function Pattern Early After Lung Transplantation
Author(s) -
Hendrik Suhling,
Sabine Dettmer,
Jessica Rademacher,
Mark Greer,
Hoenoh Shin,
I. Tudorache,
Christian Kühn,
Axel Haverich,
Tobias Welte,
G. Warnecke,
Jens Gottlieb
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e31823dd670
Subject(s) - bronchiolitis obliterans , medicine , lung transplantation , lung , pulmonary function testing , transplantation , lung volumes , obstructive lung disease , vital capacity , spirometry , lung function , diffusing capacity , copd , asthma
An obstructive pattern in pulmonary function test is common after lung transplantation (LTx) and may be caused by multiple disorders. In this study, the impact and outcome of an obstructive spirometric pattern identified in transplant recipients early posttransplantation were investigated.