Lung transplantation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review of the literature

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 Pre-transplant mortality rates among adult patients wait-listed for a lung transplant

	Obstructive lung disease¹	Pulmonary vascular disease²	Cystic fibrosis and immunodeficiency disorders	Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and re-transplant
1998-99	10.8	17.2	21.6	32.1
2000-01	9.7	13.1	17.8	23.1
2002-03	8.7	10.6	14.8	22.1
2004-05	7.7	7.3	14.4	19.9
2006-07	6.9	8.7	10.7	19.2
2008-09	5.5	14.2	15.3	22.5
2010-11	6.7	19.9	15.5	26.9

¹e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema.
²e.g., idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Mortality rates are computed as the number of deaths per 100 patient years of waiting time in the given 2-year interval. Waiting time is calculated as the total waiting time in the interval for patients in that group. Only deaths that occur prior to removal from the waiting list are counted.

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