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Dr. Mario Matos-Cruz answered. Depends: Depends on lung allocation score and the underlying cardiopulmonary condition of the remaining disease state of the lung and heart. Most transplants may have about 60-70% 5yr survival. Several complications expected depending on the underlying disease that resulted on making the patient a lung transplant ...
Years: Life expectancy for a double lung transplant for COPD is around 90% at 1 year, 60% at 5 years and 15% at 10 years.
Dr. Stuart Flechner answered. Varies with time: The most recent data on patient survival after a heart-lung combined transplant is that about 80% at 1 year, 50% at 5 years, and 25% at 10 years are alive after the transplants. Answered 6/20/2019. 5.9k views. Thank.
One year survival is usually 90% at most centers. Median is 5.5 yrs: That being said, population statistics can't be applied to individuals. How well the surgery went, the match characteristics, how well oh avoid infection, your fitness prior to transplant, how well you tolerate the transplant regimen, etc all effect your quality of life and ...
Dr. Craig Carter answered. Specializes in Thoracic Surgery. Yes: The goal of lung transplantation is to improve respiratory symptoms. As long as the transplanted lungs function normally, you should be able to do most of what you could do prior to onset of symptoms. Answered 9/29/2016.
Is it possible that heart/liver/lung etc cancer be solved w/ a transplant? If you can have heart, kidney, lung and liver (the list goes on) transplants, is it possible to transplant limbs? Filter placement for clots:post op after a heart and liver transplant 6yrs ago. A piece of filter has traveled to lung. Dr wants to remove filter.Why?
A doctor has provided 1 answer. Dr. Ralph Layman answered. Yes: Depending on their health and reason for the failure of the first transplant people can receive second lung transplants. Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed. Answered 3/14/2014.
Dr. Robert Fink answered. 5 to 10 years: 5 year survival after double lung transplant occurs in 80% of people with cf. 10 year survival occurs in 50% of people with CF who have a double lung transplant and therefore is the average life expectancy. Regular medical care to manage episodes of rejection and infection in the transplanted lungs are ...
Just thinking of ways to save her life.? Are you against heart and lung transplants for sick CF people? Can continuing smokers be allowed to have a heart or lung transplant? Can someone just have a lung transplant or does it have to be a heart-lung transplant? Why do sufferers of cystic fibrosis have heart and lung transplants?
Dr. Lokesh Guglani answered. Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology. Extends lifespan: Lung transplant in someone with CF can help extend their lifespan if everything goes well. However, lung transplant is associated with additional set of complications & requires very close monitoring & use of lifelong immunosuppressive treatment.