title: Thoracic organ transplants in the United States from October 1987 through December 1992: a report from the UNOS Scientific Registry for Organ Transplants.
abstract: 1. In 1992, there were 2,171 heart, 48 heart-lung, and 535 lung transplants performed in the United States. The number of lung transplants increased by about 32% over 1991, whereas heart transplants only increased by about 2% over 1991. The number of heart-lung transplants decreased in 1992. 2. The number of programs performing heart and lung transplants has continued to increase: about 16% in heart and about 280% in lung, since 1988. 3. The most frequently reported primary indications for transplant were: coronary artery disease (44%) and cardiomyopathy (41%) in heart; cystic fibrosis (40%) in double lungs; emphysema/COPD (35%) in single lungs; and congenital/Eisenmenger's syndrome (36%) in heart-lung. 4. Between 1988 and 1992, the following groups showed significant increases for heart and lung transplants: pediatric transplants, non-White recipients, non-White donors, older donors, and local utilization. 5. For the entire period covered by this report, overall one-year patient survival rates were: heart 82.3%, single lung 70.1%, double lung 66.4%, and heart-lung 58.7%. There has been little change in one-year heart transplant survival rates during this time. Survival rates for lung and heart-lung transplants increased dramatically between 1988 and 1990, but have declined slightly since then.
authors.affiliation: United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keck
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hosenpud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Daily
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology