Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Outcomes in Patients Receiving Lung Transplant.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Elevated ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution exposure has been associated with poor health outcomes across several domains, but its associated outcomes among lung transplant recipients are poorly understood.

Objective

To investigate whether greater PM2.5 exposure at the zip code of residence is associated with a higher hazard for mortality and graft failure in patients with lung transplants.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used panel data provided by the United Network for Organ Sharing, which includes patients receiving transplants across all active US lung transplant programs. Adult patients who received lung transplants between May 2005 and December 2016 were included, with a last follow-up of September

SUBMITTER: Amubieya O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature