Increased delay to lung transplantation for women candidates: gender-based disparity matters in the lung transplant trajectory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung transplantation is a highly dynamic segment of solid organ transplantation in which gender plays a central role. Our objective was to investigate the causes of outcome differences between women and men all along the lung transplantation pathway.

Methods

We used data from the French COhort in Lung Transplantation (COLT) study (12 participating lung transplantation centres). Analyses were performed in three phases: baseline clinical characteristics, peri-transplantation period and post-transplantation follow-up.

Results

Overall, 1710 participants (802 women and 908 men) were included in this study. Women were less likely than men to undergo transplantation (91.6% versus 95.6%; p=0.001) and waited longer before transplantation (115 versus 73

SUBMITTER: Tissot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12053738 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature