735200login-checkCertain CF children at greater risk of removal from transplant waitlist |
Poor functional status while on waitlist is linked to worse outcomes, study finds
By Steve Bryson, PhD
Children and adolescents who are wait-listed for lung transplantation and have the worst functional status are at the greatest risk of being removed from the waitlist due to clinical deterioration or death, a study reports.
The risk is highest for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and for adolescents compared with younger children, data indicate.
Read the full story in Cystic Fibrosis News Today.
735200login-checkCertain CF children at greater risk of removal from transplant waitlist |