Prospective cohort, mono-center study included electronic data of home spirometry (HS, lung function) of lung transplant recipients
Study period between 1/2/2000 and 31/12/2003 Follow-up until 31/12/2007 Patient will be stratified according to adherence to HS during the first 2 postoperative years Good adherent patient: patient performed ≥ 80% of predicted HS within 24 months Moderate adherent patient: patient performed ≥ 50% of predicted HS within 24 months Non-adherent patient: patient performed \< 50% of predicted HS within 24 months. Primary outcome measure graft loss at end of follow-up Secondary outcome measure number of acute rejections during follow-up number of hospitalisation during follow-up Incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome during follow-up
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
152
Hannover Medical School
Hanover, Germany
Graft loss
Time frame: 3 year
BOS
Time frame: 3 year
Number of acute rejections
Time frame: 3 year
Number of hospitalizations
Time frame: 3 year
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