title: Current status of lung transplantation--report of the St. Louis International Lung Transplant Registry.
abstract: There were 1,536 lung transplants reported to the St. Louis International Lung Transplant Registry as of September 1, 1992. The number of centers performing lung transplants increased each year. The 1- and 2-year actuarial survival statistics for all transplants were 68% and 60%, respectively. The most common indication for transplantation was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, followed by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, emphysema secondary to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and cystic fibrosis. Among the total of 492 deaths reported (34%), sepsis was the leading cause of death.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis International Lung Transplant Registry, Missouri.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pohl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007390:International Agencies; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D012042:Registries; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015996:Survival Rate