733800login-checkSecond lung transplant outcomes are detailed in recent analysis |
Over half of eligible patients die on waitlist, or have no record of being on one
By Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
More than half of the cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who may have been eligible for a second lung transplant died while on a waitlist or had no record of being placed on one, according to a recent analysis in the U.S. and Canada.
Among those who did have a re-transplantation, survival rates after the second procedure were lower than the first surgery, with survival linked to age and genetic status. Read the full story in Cystic Fibrosis News Today.
733800login-checkSecond lung transplant outcomes are detailed in recent analysis |