論文

査読有り 国際誌
2017年7月

Clinical characteristics of Japanese candidates for lung transplant for interstitial lung disease and risk factors for early death while on the waiting list.

Respiratory investigation
  • Hisao Higo
  • Takeshi Kurosaki
  • Eiki Ichihara
  • Toshio Kubo
  • Kentaroh Miyoshi
  • Shinji Otani
  • Seiichiro Sugimoto
  • Masaomi Yamane
  • Nobuaki Miyahara
  • Katsuyuki Kiura
  • Shinichiro Miyoshi
  • Takahiro Oto
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開始ページ
264
終了ページ
269
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.resinv.2017.03.002

BACKGROUND: Lung transplants have produced very favorable outcomes for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Japan. However, because of the severe donor lung shortage, patients must wait approximately 2.5 years before they can undergo transplantation and many candidates die before allocation. We reveal the clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with ILD who are candidates for lung transplants and the risk factors for early death while on the waiting list. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of patients registered in the Japan Organ Transplant Network from Okayama University Hospital who are candidates for cadaveric lung transplants for ILD between 1999 and 2015. RESULTS: Fifty-three patients with ILD were included (24 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and 29 others). They had severe pulmonary dysfunction and low exercise tolerability. The median waiting time for transplantation was 462 days, and 22 patients died before allocation. Patients who died before 462 days without undergoing transplantation had more severe dyspnea, shorter 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and lower performance status than those who waited ≥462 days. CONCLUSIONS: Japanese candidates for cadaveric lung transplants for ILD have severe pulmonary dysfunction. Severe dyspnea, short 6MWD, and low performance status are risk factors for early death while on the waiting list.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resinv.2017.03.002
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28705305
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.resinv.2017.03.002
  • ISSN : 2212-5345
  • PubMed ID : 28705305

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