The impact of the high emergency lung transplantation program in cystic fibrosis in France: insight from a comparison with Canada.
Adèle CoriatiJenna SykesLydie LemonnierXiayi MaSanja StanojevicClémence DehillotteNicolas CarlierPierre Regis BurgelPierre-Régis BurgelPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2021)
Following the implementation of the HELT program, people living with CF in France were more likely to receive a transplant than die. Post-transplant survival in the post-HELT period in France did not change compared to the pre-HELT period, despite potentially sicker patients being transplanted, and is comparable to Canada.
Keyphrases
- cystic fibrosis
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- lung function
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- air pollution
- free survival