Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome –free survival after lung transplantation: An International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Thoracic Transplant Registry analysis

Lung transplant (LTx) recipients have low long-term survival and a high incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). However, few long-term, multicenter, and precise estimates of BOS-free survival (a composite outcome of death or BOS) incidence exist.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - September 24, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Wida S. Cherikh, Daniel C. Chambers, Victoria C. Garcia, Ramsey R. Hachem, Daniel E. Kreisel, Varun Puri, Benjamin D. Kozower, Derek E. Byers, Chad A. Witt, Jennifer Alexander-Brett, Patrick R. Aguilar, Laneshia K. Tague, Yuka Furu Tags: ORIGINAL CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research