| Variables | Study cohort, n = 13 |
| Age, years† | 68 (66, 71) | Gender, male | 12, 92.3 | Height, inches† | 70 (68, 72.5) | Body mass index, kg/m2† | 26.6 (22.8, 28.9) | Lung transplant, bilateral | 12, 92.3 | Underlying diagnosis | IPF | 9, 69.2 | COPD | 3, 23.1 | CPFE | 1, 7.7 | Pre-LTx clinical features | LAS† | 47.5 (35.4, 54.7) | Creatinine, mg/dL† | 0.8 (0.8, 1.2) | Distance walked in six minutes, meters† | 346 (273, 393) | Right atrial pressure, mmHg† | 7.5 (4, 12.5) | Mean pulmonary artery pressure, mmHg† | 22 (20, 33) | Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, mmHg† | 15 (6, 19) | Cardiac index | 3.3 (2.9, 3.7) | Known orthostatic hypotension | 1, 7.7 | Arrhythmia | 4, 30.8 | Preexisting peripheral neuropathy | 3, 23.1 | Preexisting gastroparesis | 2, 15.4 | Immunosuppression | Induction: basiliximab | 10, 76.9 | Induction: rituximab/IVIG | 2, 15.4 | Induction: ATG | 1, 7.7 | Mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, steroids | 13, 100 | Cyclosporin | 1, 7.7 | Belatacept | 1, 7.7 | Post-LTx clinical features | Primary graft dysfunction grade 3 | 4, 30.8 | Time to endotracheal extubation, days† | 4 (1, 6) | Atrial fibrillation in first postoperative week | 9, 69.2 | Decrease in SBP supine to standing† | 56 (38, 66) | Decrease in DBP supine to standing† | 25 (10.5, 40) | Supine hypertension | 10, 76.9 | Discharged to home | 3, 23.1 | Inpatient rehabilitation after LTx | 10, 76.9 | Readmissions for inpatient rehabilitations | 3, 23.1 | Number of readmissions in first year† | 2 (1, 3) | Length of stay for readmissions, days† | 18 (13, 29) | Deaths | 6, 46.2 | 1st year | 3, 23.1 | 2nd year | 2, 15.4 | 3rd year | 1, 7.7 |
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Data expressed as numbers, percentages unless specified otherwise; †data expressed as median (interquartile range). IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPFE, combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema; LTx, lung transplant; LAS, lung allocation score; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; ATG, rabbit antithymocyte globulin; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
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