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TRANSPLANT & MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT
LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
From the inception of UAB’s lung transplant program in 1988 through December 2015, UAB transplant surgeons
have performed 628 lung transplants.
OUTCOMES
Lung Transplants: Single vs. Bilateral Breakdown, 2009 – 2015
11.1%
50%
50%
42.1%
37.5%
57.9%
2009
55.6%
62.5%
2010
2011
44.4%
52%
2012
n Bilateral Lung Transplant
23.8%
48%
76.2%
2013
88.9%
2014
2015
n Single Lung Transplant
Primary Isolated Adult Lung Transplants: 01/01/2010 – 12/31/2015, N = 112
100
90
Percent Survival
80
70
60
50
Years After Transplant
Survival
40
1
86%
30
2
78%
20
3
76%
10
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
0
Years After Transplant
112
84
58
38
Number at Risk
28
Diseases Associated with Lung Transplantation
• Adult congenital heart disease with severe
pulmonary hypertension
• Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Scleroderma with pulmonary hypertension
• COPD/emphysema
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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• Lung re-transplant graft failure
• Crest-pulmonary hypertension
• Sarcoidosis
• Sjogren’s syndrome
• Eosinophilic granuloma
• Cystic fibrosis