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Pulmonary retransplantation

R J Novick1, L Stitt

  • 1Department of Surgery, the London Health Sciences Centre, the Robarts Research Institute and the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|August 26, 1998
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Lung retransplantation outcomes are better for ambulatory, non-ventilated patients, especially when performed after 1991. Strict patient selection is crucial due to donor scarcity.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Transplantation Surgery
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Lung graft failure remains a challenge despite advances in transplantation.
  • Early and late graft loss necessitates understanding retransplantation outcomes.
  • The Pulmonary Retransplant Registry was established to identify predictors of success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine predictors of survival and lung function after lung retransplantation.
  • To guide decisions on the appropriateness of lung retransplantation for individual patients.
  • To improve patient selection for this complex procedure.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 230 lung retransplantation cases from 47 centers (1985-1996).
  • Utilized logistic regression to identify variables associated with survival and lung function.

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  • Examined factors influencing survival and freedom from bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.

    • Main Results:

    • Actuarial survival rates were 47% at 1 year, 40% at 2 years, and 33% at 3 years.
    • Preoperative ambulatory status and lack of ventilator support predicted better survival (OR 1.62).
    • Retransplantation after 1991 also improved survival (OR 1.41); 1-year survival was 64% for ambulatory, non-ventilated patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Nonambulatory, ventilated patients may not be suitable candidates for retransplantation.
    • Experienced centers, non-ventilated recipients, and intervals >2 years between transplants correlate with better outcomes.
    • Strict patient selection is essential given limited lung donor availability.