Predictors of 1-year mortality in adult lung transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Predictors of 1-year mortality in adult lung transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Upon surviving the first year post-lung transplantation, recipients can expect a median survival of 8 years. Within the first year, graft failure and multi-organ failure (possibly secondary to graft failure) are common causes of mortality. To better understand the prognosis withi...

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Main Authors: Farid Foroutan, Gordon Guyatt, Erik Friesen, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Aman Sidhu, Maureen Meade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Lung transplantation
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Prognostication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1049-x

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