Short-term outcomes of cadaveric lung transplantation in ventilator-dependent patients

Table 1 Patient characteristics, demographics, diagnosis for transplantation, pre-operative characteristics, and donor operations prior to transplantation in 10 patients receiving bilateral sequential lung transplantation under ECMO support

No.	Diagnosis	BMI	Pre-op ventilator support		Donor operation prior to LTx
		(kg/m²)	IMV (days)	NIPPV	Lobectomy	Volume reduction
1	SLE PH	19	15*		RUL+RML+LUL	-
2	COPD	16		¶	-	+
3	SABO	21	148*		-	-
4	LAM	19		¶	-	-
5	Bronchiectasis	18	204*		RLL	-
6	BO	20		¶	RLL	-
7	LAM	16	180*		-	-
8	Cystic fibrosis	17	5#		-	-
9	Bronchiectasis	18	25*		RUL+LUL	-
10	LAM	15		¶	-	+

BMI = body mass index; BO = bronchiolitis obliterans; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IMV = invasive mechanical ventilation; LAM = lymphangioleiomyomatosis; LTx = lung transplantation; NIPPV = noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; RUL = right upper lobe; RML = right middle lobe; RLL = right lower lobe; LUL = left upper lobe; SABO = Sauropus androgynus bronchiolitis obliterans; SLE PH = systemic lupus erythematosus with pulmonary hypertension.
* receiving tracheostomy for long-term ventilation support before transplantation
# receiving endotracheal intubation for ventilation support before transplantation
¶ dependent on NIPPV support longer than six months

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