Analysis of the waitlist performance and post-transplant outcomes of lung transplant in elderly recipients in Korea: A nationwide cohort study.

Jin Ho JangDo Hyung KimBong Soo SonJong Myung ParkMin Wook SoDaesup LeeDoosoo JeonYun Seong KimWoo Hyun ChoHye Ju Yeo

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2024)

The elderly exhibited worse transplant outcomes than nonelderly adults, with a highly urgent status at registration identified as a significant risk factor. Unprepared, highly urgent transplantation was associated with poor outcomes.

Keyphrases

risk factors
stem cells
community dwelling
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
mesenchymal stem cells