Survival following lung transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study.
John P IguidbashianJake CottonRobert W KingAdam M CarrollAnna K GergenRobert A MeguidDavid A FullertonAlejandro Suarez-PierrePublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)
Lung transplant recipients experience a fivefold higher SMR compared to the nonhospitalized population. Long-term mortality rates have experienced consistent decline over time.