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SUBMITTER: Eberlein M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4329253 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eberlein Michael M Reed Robert M RM Bolukbas Servet S Diamond Joshua M JM Wille Keith M KM Orens Jonathan B JB Brower Roy G RG Christie Jason D JD
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 20140928 2
<h4>Background</h4>Donor-to-recipient lung size matching at lung transplantation (LTx) can be estimated by the predicted total lung capacity (pTLC) ratio (donor pTLC/recipient pTLC). We aimed to determine whether the pTLC ratio is associated with the risk of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after bilateral LTx (BLT).<h4>Methods</h4>We calculated the pTLC ratio for 812 adult BLTs from the Lung Transplant Outcomes Group between March 2002 to December 2010. Patients were stratified by pTLC ratio >1. ...[more]