title: An update on the current status of lung transplantation: report of the St. Louis International Lung Transplant Registry.
abstract: There were 2,330 lung transplants reported to the St. Louis International Lung Transplant Registry as of September 1, 1993. The most common indication continues to be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year actuarial survival statistics for all transplants were 68%, 59%, and 54%, respectively. Infection was the major cause of both early and late mortality, though in the latter situation, infection most often occurred in a setting of enhanced immunosuppression for chronic rejection.
authors.affiliation: Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015996:Survival Rate