Clinical risk factors for primary graft dysfunction in a low-volume lung transplantation center
M Nosotti, A Palleschi, L Rosso, D Tosi… - Transplantation …, 2014 - Elsevier
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a severe acute lung injury syndrome following lung
transplantation. Previous studies of clinical risk factors, including a multicenter prospective
cohort trial, have identified a number of recipient, donor, and operative variables related to
Grade 3 PGD. The aim of this study was to validate these risk factors in a lung
transplantation center with a low volume of procedures. We conducted a retrospective cohort
study of 45 consecutive lung transplantations performed between January 2011 and …
transplantation. Previous studies of clinical risk factors, including a multicenter prospective
cohort trial, have identified a number of recipient, donor, and operative variables related to
Grade 3 PGD. The aim of this study was to validate these risk factors in a lung
transplantation center with a low volume of procedures. We conducted a retrospective cohort
study of 45 consecutive lung transplantations performed between January 2011 and …