Referral rates and barriers to lung transplantation based on pulmonary function criteria in interstitial lung diseases: a retrospective cohort study.

Ofir DeriDavid OvadiaElla HusztiMichael PeledMilton SauteTammy HodAmir OnnLior SelukNadav FurieInbal ShafranRonen MassSumit ChatterjiLiran Levy

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2024)

There is under-referral of ILD patients who are eligible for LTx, which is associated with severe disease and missed opportunities for LTx. Further research is required to validate these findings.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
early onset
interstitial lung disease