PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Songül Büyükkale
AU  - Nur Dilek Bakan
AU  - Özgür Isgörücü
AU  - Necati Çitak
AU  - Derya Cenger
AU  - Adalet Demir
AU  - Baris Açikmese
AU  - Cem Emrah Kalafat
AU  - Lütfiye Kiliç
AU  - Adnan Sayar
TI  - Late-breaking abstract: First 24 lung transplantations: Single center results from Turkey
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P2450
VI  - 44
IP  - Suppl 58
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2450.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2450.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2014 Sep 01; 44
AB  - Objective: To evaluate and share the first lung transplantation results of our transplant center.Methods: Records of lung transplant recipients were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic data, diagnosis at referral, time on waiting list, major complications following lung transplantation (LT) and survival was analyzed.Results: Twenty-three patients (14 male, 9 female) underwent 24 lung transplantations (7 single LT, 17 double LT) in our transplant center over a 26 month period from March 2012 to May 2014. Mean age was 39.5. Indications for LT were; 6 (25%) bronchiectasis, 6 (25%) COPD, 2 (8.3%) IPF, 2 (8.3%) sarcoidosis, 4 (16,6%) non-IPF interstitial lung disease, 1 (5%) alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, 1 (4.1%) tuberculosis sequela, 1 (4.1%) alveolar microlithiasis, and 1 (4.1%) bilateral extensive bronchial narrowing following double LT. All recipients had respiratory failure on referral and were on long-term oxygen therapy. Mean time on waiting list was 6 months. Major complications were; intraoperative bleeding, thrombocytopenia, bronchial stenoses, acute renal failure. Six (26.1%) patients died in the postoperative 30-day period. Median survival time was 485.3±81.5 days (range: 13-804 days).Conclusion: The first results has shown relatively high early postoperative mortality rates, when compared to the results published by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. This was thought to be related to the diffuse pleural thickening and adhesions, which was common in our recipient population.