Research from M.J. Russo et al broadens understanding of experimental lung transplantation.(Report)

According to a study from the United States, "The purpose of this study was to create a preoperative risk stratification score (RSS) based on pretransplant recipient characteristics that could be used to predict mortality following lung transplantation. United Network for Organ Sharing provided deidentified patient-level data."

"The study population included 8780 adult recipients (age > 12 years) having lung transplantation from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2006. Multivariate logistic regression ( backward, P>. 10) was performed. Using the odds ratio for each identified variable, an RSS was devised. The RSS included only pretransplant recipient variables and excluded …