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Cost-effectiveness and quality of life: benefits of lung transplantation
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. lianne.singer@uhn.on.ca
Abstract:
Improvement in quality of life is a major reason patients choose to undergo lung transplantation. This article reviews the present state of knowledge regarding the effects of lung transplantation on health-related quality of life (HRQL), and the cost-effectiveness of lung transplantation. Lung transplantation has been found to im-prove many measures of HRQL. Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome adversely affects HRQL. Studies of cost effectiveness are few in number, and cost-effectiveness estimates vary widely. More data regarding the HRQL benefits of lung transplantation will allow these concepts to be used in lung transplantation decision-making.
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