Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Time on the waiting list is an independent risk factor for day-90 mortality after lung transplantation
Main finding · 90-day mortalityResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.02 95% CI 1.00–1.04Authors' conclusion
TWL was an independent risk factor for 90-days mortality after LT.
Study context
- Population
- Lung transplant recipients, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, January 2016–August 2022analysed
- Participants
- 242 recipients
- Exposure
- Prolonged the waiting list (TWL) vs short TWL
- Outcome
- Short-term (90-day) mortality
- Follow-up
- 90 days
Methodological detailsobservational, single-centre
- Observational
- Single-centre
Main finding
90-day mortality
Odds ratio
1.02
95% CI 1.00–1.04
P = 0.032
Prolonged TWL (>100 days) vs short TWL (≤100 days)
OR 1.02 (95% CI 1.00–1.04); P = 0.032
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
ICU LOS
P = 0.02
Time on the waiting list
- Median TWL
- 100 (43-229) days
Safety
Septic shock
P = 0.002
Grade 3 primary graft dysfunction
P < 0.001
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| KDIGO3 AKIReported as 8 versus 25%; reported as more common in pTWL · order of printed values inconsistent with stated direction | P < 0.001 |
KDIGO3 AKI
- 8 versus 25%
Original publication
Time on the waiting list is an independent risk factor for day-90 mortality after lung transplantation. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 21 February 2025. doi:10.
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