Hypoalbuminemia and early mortality after lung transplantation: A cohort study

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1256-1267

  Baldwin, M R ^a   Arcasoy, S M ^a   Shah, A ^b   Schulze, P C ^a   Sze, J ^c   Sonett, J R ^a   Lederer, D J ^a,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; hypoalbuminemia; interstitial lung disease; lung transplantation; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECIPIENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84860484558     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03965.x     Document Type: Article

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