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Table 1 Characteristics of recipients who had undergone single-lung transplant for ILD or otherwise

From: Native-lung complications following single-lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease: an in-depth analysis

Characteristic

Total n = 149

ILD SLTx n = 34

non-ILD SLTx n = 54

p-value

Age, years (IQR)

46 (36–53)

53 (44–59)

47 (42–52)

0.055

Sex male, n (%)

63 (42.3)

23 (67.7)

12 (22.2)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2 (IQR)

18.2 (16.1–21.7)

22.2 (18.7–25.4)

17.7 (15.2–20.7)

< 0.001

LTx indication, n (%)

   

N/A

 - Fibrosis

42 (28.2)

34 (100)

0

 

 - Obstructive

55 (36.9)

0

46 (85.2)

 

 - Vascular

30 (20.1)

0

0

 

 - Suppurative

14 (9.4)

0

0

 

 - Allogenic

8 (5.4)

0

8 (14.8)

 

Right-side SLTx, n (%)

44 (29.5)

13 (38.2)

31 (57.4)

0.125

Ischemic time, min (IQR)

498 (436–652)

449 (392–497)

457 (427–500)

0.324

Mechanical ventilation, day (IQR)

10 (3–26)

4 (2–13)

4 (2–12)

0.569

Volume reduction, n (%)

28 (18.8)

2 (5.9)

2 (3.7)

0.638

Delayed chest closure, n (%)

40 (26.9)

1 (2.9)

3 (5.56)

0.999

Tracheostomy, n (%)

67 (45.0)

8 (23.5)

13 (24.1)

0.999

ICU stay, day (IQR)

16 (8–33)

9 (6–19)

10 (6–20)

0.658

Three-month mortality, n (%)

10 (6.7)

1 (3.9)

2 (3.7)

0.999

  1. BMI: body mass index; FVC: forced vital capacity; ICU: intensive care unit; ILD: interstitial lung disease; IQR: interquartile range; N/A: not applicable; SLTx: single-lung transplant