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lung transplantees only live for around a year post-transplant. rejection is much more common with lungs than other organs
by bsamuels 8y ago
lung transplantees only live for around a year post-transplant. rejection is much more common with lungs than other organs
- bdcravens 8y agoThis is anecdotal only, but I know several CF patients who have lived for years on transplanted lungs. This journal article suggests a median survival rate of 5.8 years: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594127/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594127/