Severe underweight decreases the survival rate in adult lung transplantation

Purpose The body mass index (BMI) before lung transplantation (LT) is a benchmark of the post-LT survival. The aim of the study is to determine the BMI inadequate for the post-LT survival. Methods We examined the survival after LT in patients grouped into the following BMI categories:

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2017-10, Vol.47 (10), p.1243-1248
Main Authors: Komatsu, Teruya, Chen-Yoshikawa, Toyofumi F., Oshima, Ayako, Harashima, Shin-ichi, Aoyama, Akihiro, Inagaki, Nobuya, Date, Hiroshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Female
Humans
Lung Transplantation - mortality
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nutritional Status
Original Article
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Survival Rate
Thinness - physiopathology
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Summary:Purpose The body mass index (BMI) before lung transplantation (LT) is a benchmark of the post-LT survival. The aim of the study is to determine the BMI inadequate for the post-LT survival. Methods We examined the survival after LT in patients grouped into the following BMI categories:
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-017-1508-8