Oxygen Therapy in Lung Transplantation Candidates - A Single Center Retrospective Analysis of 807 Patients

CONCLUSION: Patients referred to lung transplantation use oxygen therapy in the vast majority. Indication for LTOT should be carefully reassessed in candidates. Confirmed LTOT-indication seems to be associated with the likelihood for admission to the waiting list for lung transplantation and could therefore be a selection criterium in the future.PMID:33621998 | DOI:10.1055/a-1341-5238

Source: Pneumologie - February 23, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: G-S Haarmeyer C Valtin J Gottlieb Source Type: research