Body Mass Index and Cause-specific Mortality after Lung Transplantation in the United States.

Michaela R AndersonEd CantuMichael ShashatyLuke BenvenutoLaurel KalmanScott PalmerJonathan Paul SingerRobert GallopJoshua M DiamondJesse HsuA Russell LocalioJason D Christie

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2023)

Low BMI is associated with increased risk of death from infection, acute respiratory failure, and chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation, while high BMI is associated with increased risk of death from primary graft dysfunction, acute respiratory failure, and chronic lung allograft dysfunction.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
oxidative stress
body mass index
kidney transplantation
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
aortic dissection