title: Lung transplantation in Hong Kong: 12 years of experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A lung transplant programme was launched in August 1994 at Grantham Hospital in Hong Kong with the first single-lung transplant performed in July 1995. A retrospective study was undertaken of all patients who had undergone lung transplantation and their outcomes analysed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from hospital and outpatient records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 12 transplants (two single-lung and 10 double-lung) performed in the 12 years to December 2006. No postoperative or early mortality was observed. In addition to the usual complications there were two cases of early pulmonary tuberculosis and one rare case of delayed fungal sternotomy infection. The 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 100%, 100% and 76.2%, respectively. All fatalities were related to the consequences of chronic rejection or its treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the limited experience and the small case volume, the survival of patients was good and comparable with international experience.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Chest Unit, Grantham Hospital, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China. wongcf2001@yahoo.com.hk
authors.forename: Chi Fong
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Siu Leung
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: See Wan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Lik Cheung
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Clement S W
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000453:epidemiology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral