Computed Tomography-Based Body Composition is Related to Perioperative Morbidity in Older Lung Transplant Recipients

CONCLUSION: Body composition parameters determined in pretransplant chest CT scans in older LTx candidates might aid in identifying high-risk patients with a worse perioperative outcome after LTx.PMID:38626904 | DOI:10.1055/s-0044-1782683

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - April 16, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Daria Kifjak Helmut Prosch Stefan Schwarz Peter Jaksch Michael Weber Konrad Hoetzenecker Thomas Schweiger Source Type: research