18 August 2020: Original Paper
What Awaits on the Other Side: Post-Lung Transplant Morbidity and Mortality After Pre-Transplant Hospitalization
Darya Rudym 1ACDEF , Luke Benvenuto 1ABCDE , Joseph Costa 2B , Meghan Aversa 1AB , Hilary Robbins 1AB , Lori Shah 1AB , Hanyoung Kim 1B , Bryan P. Stanifer 2AB , Joshua Sonett 2AB , Frank D’Ovidio 2AB , Selim M. Arcasoy 1ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.922641
Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e922641
Table 3 Morbidity in hospitalized versus outpatient lung transplant recipients.
| Hospitalized (n=114) | Outpatient (n=334) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital LOS, median [IQR], days | 25 [18;41] | 18 [13;25] | |
| ICU LOS, median [IQR] days | 9.5 [6;19] | 6 [4;10] | |
| Grade 3 PGD at 72 hours, No. (%)* | 34 (29.8) | 32 (9.6) | |
| Length of MV, median [IQR], days | 6 [3;15] | 3 [2;6] | |
| Need for re-operation, No. (%) | 26 (22.8) | 40 (12.0) | 0.005 |
| Need for tracheostomy, No. (%) | 45 (39.5) | 51 (15.3) | |
| Disposition, No. (%) | 0.001 | ||
| Home | 73 (64.0) | 276 (82.6) | |
| Acute rehab | 32 (28.1) | 40 (12.0) | |
| Long-term acute care hospital | 9 (7.9) | 18 (5.4) | |
| * Missing data on 41 patients, analysis performed on a cohort of 407 patients. Data presented as a percent or median with an interquartile range. LOS – length of stay; IQR – interquartile range; ICU – Intensive Care Unit; PGD – primary graft dysfunction; MV – mechanical ventilation. | |||