Long-term outcome in pediatric lung and heart-lung transplantation
M Dandel, C Knosalla, O Grauhan, C Witt, R Hetzer, Y Weng, S Mulahasanovic, H Lehmkuhl, G Guenther · Pneumologie · 2005 · Heft 03
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Zusammenfassung
Outcome information after pediatric lung (LTx) and heart-lung transplantations (HLTx) is available mainly from cumulative ISHLT-registry data. We looked for mortality risk factors after pediatric LTx/HLTx with special attention focused on regional-/center-specific features. Methods: We evaluated our pediatric lung/heart-lung recipients transplanted between 8/1992–8/2001. Attention was paid to recipient age and gender, donor-recipient interactions, indication for Tx, rejection treatments and post-Tx morbidities. Results: Up until 8/2001, 21 pediatric patients (11 girls), underwent LTx (n=10) or HLTx (n=11). At ev…