Prognostic Value of Chest CT Findings at BOS Diagnosis in Lung Transplant Recipients

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BACKGROUND: Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after lung transplantation is characterized by fibrotic small airway remodeling, recognizable on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We studied the prognostic value of key HRCT features at BOS diagnosis after lung transplantation.

METHODS: The presence and severity of bronchiectasis, mucous plugging, peribronchial thickening, parenchymal anomalies, and air trapping, summarized in a total severity score, were assessed using a simplified Brody II scoring system on HRCT at BOS diagnosis, in a cohort of 106 bilateral lung transplant recipients transplanted between January 2004 and January 2016. Obtained scores were subsequently evaluated regarding post-BOS graft survival, spirometric parameters, and preceding airway infections.

RESULTS: A high total Brody II severity score at BOS diagnosis (P = 0.046) and high subscores for mucous plugging (P = 0.0018), peribronchial thickening (P = 0.0004), or parenchymal involvement (P = 0.0121) are related to worse graft survival. A high total Brody II score was associated with a shorter time to BOS onset (P = 0.0058), lower forced expiratory volume in 1 s (P = 0.0006) forced vital capacity (0.0418), more preceding airway infections (P = 0.004), specifically with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P = 0.002), and increased airway inflammation (P = 0.032).

CONCLUSIONS: HRCT findings at BOS diagnosis after lung transplantation provide additional information regarding its underlying pathophysiology and for future prognosis of graft survival.

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

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Transplantation - 107(2023), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite e292-e304

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Englisch

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Van Herck, Anke [VerfasserIn]
Beeckmans, Hanne [VerfasserIn]
Kerckhof, Pieterjan [VerfasserIn]
Sacreas, Annelore [VerfasserIn]
Bos, Saskia [VerfasserIn]
Kaes, Janne [VerfasserIn]
Vanstapel, Arno [VerfasserIn]
Vanaudenaerde, Bart M [VerfasserIn]
Van Slambrouck, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Orlitová, Michaela [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Ceulemans, Laurens J [VerfasserIn]
Van Raemdonck, Dirk E [VerfasserIn]
Neyrinck, Arne P [VerfasserIn]
Godinas, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Dupont, Lieven J [VerfasserIn]
Verleden, Geert M [VerfasserIn]
Dubbeldam, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
De Wever, Walter [VerfasserIn]
Vos, Robin [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 02.11.2023

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/TP.0000000000004726

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NLM363631887