The ripple effect of a complication in lung transplantation: Evidence for increased long- term survival risk Ernest G. Chan, MD, Valentino Bianco, DO, MPH, Thomas Richards, PhD, J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, Matthew Morrell, MD, Norihisa Shigemura, MD, PhD, Maria Crespo, MD, Joseph Pilewski, MD, James Luketich, MD, Jonathan D'Cunha, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 151, Issue 4, Pages 1171-1180 (April 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.058 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A, Survival estimates among patients who have any postoperative complications, versus none; and (B and C) with ASGS grade. ASGS, Accordion Severity Grading System; max, maximum. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 1171-1180DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.058) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Survival estimates among patients with (A) renal and hepatic, (B) vascular and cardiac, and (C) neurologic and musculoskeletal postoperative complication types. Musculo., Musculoskeletal. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 1171-1180DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.058) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Time-dependent survival curves for patients who have any postoperative complications, versus none. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 1171-1180DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.058) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions