Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Referral Criteria

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Developing Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Referral Criteria Using

Predictors of 2-Year Mortality -- American Journal of Respiratory and

Critical Care Medicine

http://www.pulmonologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=467505&specid=14

Transplant referral decisions based either on a multivariate logistic

model or on the criterion of an FEV1 of less than 30% predicted are

likely to result in high rates of premature referral. Better clinical

predictors of short-term mortality among patients with CF are needed...

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