The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 2020
Urgently listed lung transplant patients have outcomes similar to those of electively listed patients.
To (1) determine outcomes after urgent listing compared with elective listing for lung transplant and (2) compare in-hospital morbidity and mortality, survival, and allograft function in these 2 groups. ⋯ Urgent listing more often than not leads to transplantation. Although urgently listed patients are sicker overall, after transplant their perioperative morbidity and mortality, overall survival, and allograft function are similar to those of electively listed patients. Appropriate patient selection and aggressive supportive care allow urgently listed lung transplant patients to achieve these similar post-transplant outcomes.