Association of body mass index with lung transplant survival in the United States following implementation of the lung allocation score

The association of body mass index (BMI) with lung transplant survival remains controversial due to conflicting evidence in the literature. Prior reports have used traditional BMI categories, included patients transplanted before implementation of the lung allocation score (LAS), or are limited by single center experiences. Here, we evaluated the association of individual BMI units with short- and long-term mortality in a large national database following implementation of the LAS.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 20, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ramiro Fernandez, Niloufar Safaeinili, Chitaru Kurihara, David D. Odell, Manu Jain, Malcolm M. DeCamp, GR Scott Budinger, Ankit Bharat Source Type: research