Lung Size Mismatch and Survival After Single and Bilateral Lung Transplantation Michael Eberlein, MD, PhD, Robert M. Reed, MD, Servet Bolukbas, MD, Kalpaj R. Parekh, MD, George J. Arnaoutakis, MD, Jonathan B. Orens, MD, Roy G. Brower, MD, Ashish S. Shah, MD, Lawrence Hunsicker, MD, Christian A. Merlo, MD, MPH The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 2, Pages 457-463 (August 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.064 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 One-year Kaplan-Meier survival estimates according to pTLC-ratio quartiles (1 = undersized; 2 = matched; 3 = oversized; 4 = very-oversized). (A) Bilateral lung transplant patients. The mean pTLC-ratio from quartile 1 to 4 was 0.82 ± 0.08 (undersized), 0.98 ± 0.03 (size-matched), 1.08 ± 0.05 (oversized), and 1.30 ± 0.14 (very oversized). (B) Single lung transplant patients. The mean pTLC-ratio from quartile 1 to 4 was 0.83 ± 0.08 (undersized), 0.99 ± 0.03 (size-matched), 1.08 ± 0.03 (oversized) and 1.31 ± 0.14 (very oversized). Comparisons between pTLC-ratio quartiles by log-rank test. (pTLC = predicted total lung capacity.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 457-463DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.064) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions