Analysis of UNOS Database: Survival Outcome in Elderly Lung Transplant Recipients

Purpose The number of elderly patients requiring a lung transplantation (LTx) continues to grow. However, there are concerns that the age distribution of LTx recipients may be unbalanced, at a detriment to elderly patients. In order to assess the relationship between LTx and recipient age, we investigated the survival outcomes of elderly primary single and double LTx patients through analysis of the UNOS database. Methods We analyzed the UNOS...