ArticleSurgery today2017
Physical activity level significantly affects the survival of patients with end-stage lung disease on a waiting list for lung transplantation.
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- Association of the psoas muscle index with the survival of patients on a waiting list for lung transplantation: a Japanese single-institution study.Surgery today · 2024Article
- Lung Transplant Rehabilitation-A Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: An update from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2021Article
- The Low Utilization Rate of Donor Lungs in China: A Single-Center Experience.Annals of transplantation · 2021Article
- Pulmonary rehabilitation improves survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis undergoing lung transplantation.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Web-Based Self-Management Guide for Kidney Transplant Recipients (The Getting on With Your Life With a Transplanted Kidney Study): Protocol for Development and Preliminary Testing.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeOur objective was to investigate the factors predicting the survival of patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation (LT) during the waiting period, with a special emphasis on the physical activity level.
methodsThe study included 70 patients with end-stage pulmonary disease who were on the waiting list for LT at Kyoto University Hospital. We examined the association between the baseline characteristics, including the body mass index and body composition, serum albumin, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), steroid administration, physical activity level (calculated by the food frequency questionnaire) and survival during the waiting period using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard regression models.
resultsA physical activity level of ≤1.2 was correlated with significantly decreased survival (1-year survival: 68 vs. 90.9%, p = 0.0089), with a hazard ratio (HR) of 2.24 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22-4.19, p = 0.0001). Hypo-albumin (HR 2.024, 95% CI 1.339-6.009, p = 0.004), a high level of CRP (HR 2.551, CI 1.229-4.892, p = 0.02), and the administration of steroids (HR 2.258, CI 1.907-5.032, p = 0.024) were also significant predictors of survival.
conclusionsLow levels of physical activity during the waiting period for LT led to decreased survival times among LT candidates.
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