International collaboration: a retrospective study examining the survival of Irish citizens following lung transplantation in both the UK and Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prior to 2005, Irish citizens had exclusively availed of lung transplantation services in the UK. Since 2005, lung transplantation has been available to these patients in both the UK and Ireland. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of Irish patients undergoing lung transplantation in both the UK and Ireland.

Design

We retrospectively examined the outcome of Irish patients transplanted in the UK and Ireland. Lung allocation score (LAS) was used as a marker of disease severity.

Results

A total of 134 patients have undergone transplantation. 102 patients underwent transplantation in the UK and 32 patients in Ireland. In total, 52% were patients with cystic fibrosis, 19% had emphysema and 15% had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In Ireland, 44% of the patients suffe

SUBMITTER: Adamali HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3317140 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature