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Lung transplantation is increasingly common among patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis.
- Source :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine; Mar2016, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p175-177, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background The prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) in U.S. coal miners has increased, and severe presentations are increasingly common. Methods We describe trends in lung transplantation during 1996-2014 for recipients with a primary diagnosis of CWP or pneumoconiosis unspecified, and we summarize recipient characteristics and estimate survival. Results A total of 47 transplants were included; nearly three-quarters were performed during 2008-2014. All recipients were male, 96% were white, and the mean age was 56 years. Mean FEV<subscript>1</subscript>% was 35%; mean FVC% was 53%. Mean time on a waitlist was 155 days, and 60% of transplants were bilateral. Median survival was 3.7 years. Conclusions These transplants reflect the use of a scarce resource for an entirely preventable disease, and highlight the need for enhanced efforts to reduce coal mine dust exposures. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:175-177, 2016. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02713586
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113138591
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22551