Effect of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on Lung Transplantation Outcome

BackgroundAcute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) has an expected median survival of 3 months. Lung transplantation is a potentially lifesaving therapy for AE-IPF. However, the current knowledge of transplantation outcomes during AE-IPF is limited to a few small retrospective studies, reporting only 1-year post-transplantation survival.MethodsStudy population included patients with IPF consecutively listed for lung...