Lung transplantation outcomes in underweight recipients: A single center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines recommend a body mass index (BMI) of 16 kg/m² as the minimum threshold for lung transplantation, despite mixed evidence on outcomes in underweight patients. The current study aimed to describe survival outcomes of underweight patients who underwent lung transplantation at a single center.

Methods

This retrospective observational study included adult lung transplant recipients who underwent transplantation for the first time between March 2010 and March 2022 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and excluded patients with obesity. We defined an underweight status as a BMI <17 kg/m².

Results

Forty-eight of the 202 lung transplant recipients were underweight at the time of surgery. The underweight patie

SUBMITTER: Abdulqawi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10121808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature