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March 24, 2026European Respiratory Journal

Retrospective analysis of patients with interstitial lung disease on lung-transplantation waiting-list

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HSHendrik SuhlingMGMark GreerMDMartin Dierich

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Retrospective analysis assesses lung transplantation outcomes in interstitial lung disease patients, suggesting improved survival post lung allocation score implementation.

Key Points

  • To analyze the status of patients with interstitial lung disease on the lung transplantation waiting list and assess the impact of the lung allocation score.
  • Retrospective database analysis of ILD patients on the lung transplantation waiting list from 2008 to 2012.
  • Comparison of patient characteristics and outcomes before and after the introduction of the lung allocation score in December 2011.
  • Assessment of waiting times and survival rates before and after the lung allocation score implementation.
  • 568 patients were on the waiting list for lung transplantation; 332 underwent transplantation, and 109 died.
  • 133 patients had interstitial lung disease, with 110 receiving transplants and 16 still awaiting LTx.
  • Median waiting time increased from 130 days to 158 days after the lung allocation score was introduced with no significant change in 1-year survival rates.

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Suhling et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c2299aaeb5a845df0d43e9https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003/erj.44.suppl_58.p262
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