Table 2: Indications for transplantation, type of lung transplant and immunosuppressive medications, reported by the study participants (n= 117).
| Indication for Lung Transplantation |
n (%) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
29 (25) |
| Lung fibrosis |
24 (21) |
| Cystic fibrosis |
19 (16) |
| Alpha 1- antitrypsin deficiency |
19 (16) |
| Pulmonary arterial hypertension |
7 (6) |
| Emphysema |
4 (3) |
| Bronchiectasis |
3 (3) |
| Other* |
12 (10) |
| Type of Transplantation |
n= * (%) |
| Double lungs |
98 (84) |
| Single lung |
18 (16) |
| Immunosuppression |
n (%) ** |
| Mycophenolate mofetil |
79 (75)
|
| Steroids |
63 (59) |
| Cyclosporine |
61 (58) |
| Tacrolimus |
45 (42) |
| Azathioprine |
12 (11) |
| Other |
34 (32) |
*Information about one patient is missing, as are data regarding the type of graft in one patient, n=116. ** Missing data on 11 patients, n= 106. All patients took more than one immunosuppressive type of medication.