ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2019
Adult lung transplantation case-volume and in-hospital and long-term mortality in Korea.
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- Differential Impact of Extended-Criteria Donor Use According to Recipient Status in Lung Transplantation: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- In silico perturbations provide multivariate interpretability in predicting post-lung transplant outcomes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of case volume on short- and long-term outcomes following cadaveric lung transplantation in Japan.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Impact of institutional case volume of solid organ transplantation on patient outcomes and implications for healthcare policy in Korea.Korean journal of transplantation · 2023Review
- Effect of institutional case volume on mid-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe inverse relationship between case-volume and surgical mortality has been reported in complex surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of case-volume on mortality after lung transplantation in Korea.
methodsThe National Health Insurance Service data was used to analyse all adult lung transplantations in Korea between 2007 and 2016. Institutions were categorized into low-volume (< 5 lung transplantations/year) centers or high-volume (≥ 5 lung transplantations/year) centers. Risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality and long-term survival according to case-volume was evaluated.
resultsA total of 315 adult recipients underwent lung transplantation at 7 centers. The odds ratio for in-hospital mortality in low-volume centers was similar to high-volume centers (OR, 1.496; 95% CI, 0.81-2.76; p = 0.197). Log-rank analysis of Kaplan-Meier curves according to case-volume also did not show a difference in long-term survival between high- and low-volume centers (p = 0.052).
conclusionsThere was no association between case-volume and in-hospital mortality after lung transplantation in Korea, although there was a tendency towards better long-term survival associated with high-volume centers.
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