Developing Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Referral Criteria Using Predictors of 2-Year Mortality

Mayer-Hamblett, Nicole; Rosenfeld, Margaret; Emerson, Julia; Goss, Christopher H.; Aitken, Moira L.

doi:10.1164/rccm.200202-087oc

Developing Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Referral Criteria Using Predictors of 2-Year Mortality

The first objective of our study was to develop a model identifying the best clinical predictors of 2-year mortality among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), to assist in selection of appropriate candidates for lung transplantation. Using multivariate logistic regression, we found that age, heig…