Article
Airways obstruction and two year survival in patients with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Nov 1994
Seersholm N, Dirksen A, Kok-Jensen A
Abstract excerpt
Because of the limited number of donor organs available, the selection of patients for lung transplantation is crucial. One important issue in setting priorities is the life expectancy without transplantation. The purpose of this study was to estimate survival based on lung function, in alpha 1-a...
Topics
- Denmark
- Female
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Humans
- Lung Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Patient Selection
- Phenotype
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prognosis
- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Registries
- Regression Analysis
- Survival Analysis
- Survival Rate
- Time Factors
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
