Lung transplantation outcomes in underweight recipients: A single center experience

Lung transplantation outcomes in underweight recipients: A single center experience

Current guidelines recommend a body mass index (BMI) of 16 kg/m2 as the minimum threshold for lung transplantation, despite mixed evidence on outcomes in underweight patients. The current study aimed to describe survival outcomes of underweight patients who underwent lung transplantation at a single...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heliyon 2023-04, Vol.9 (4), p.e15080-e15080, Article e15080
Hauptverfasser: Abdulqawi, Rayid, Saleh, Rana Ahmed, Devol, Edward, Aldakhil, Haifa, Saleh, Waleed, Hashim, Mahmoud, Albogumi, Eid, Algwaiz, Ghada, Khalid, Mohammed, Al-Mutairy, Eid Abdullah
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
adults
body mass index
hospitals
Lung transplantation outcomes
lungs
mortality
obesity
observational studies
regression analysis
risk
surgery
Underweight
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Zusammenfassung:Current guidelines recommend a body mass index (BMI) of 16 kg/m2 as the minimum threshold for lung transplantation, despite mixed evidence on outcomes in underweight patients. The current study aimed to describe survival outcomes of underweight patients who underwent lung transplantation at a single center. This retrospective observational study included adult lung transplant recipients who underwent transplantation for the first time between March 2010 and March 2022 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and excluded patients with obesity. We defined an underweight status as a BMI
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15080