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Table 1 Recipient baseline characteristics

From: Incorporating ex-vivo lung perfusion into the UK adult lung transplant service: an economic evaluation and decision analytic model

Recipient Characteristic

EVLP

N = 18

STANDARD

N = 184

Total

N = 202

Gender

Male n (%)

13 (72.2)

106 (57.6)

119 (58.9)

Female n (%)

5 (27.8)

78 (42.4)

83 (41.1)

Age (Years)

n

18

183

201

Missing

0

1

1

Median

56

51

52

IQR

46–59

38–58

38–58

Range

20–64

18–70

18–70

Diagnosis

COPD n (%)

5 (27.8)

40 (21.7)

45 (22.3)

Cystic Fibrosis n (%)

4 (22.2)

47 (25.5)

51 (25.2)

Interstitial Lung Disease n (%)

7 (38.9)

47 (25.5)

54 (26.7)

Emphysema n (%)

0 (0)

26 (14.1)

26 (12.9)

Non-CF Bronchiectasis n (%)

1 (5.6)

8 (4.3)

9 (4.5)

Obliterative Bronchiolitis n (%)

0 (0)

2 (1.1)

2 (1.0)

Pulmonary Hypertension n (%)

1 (5.6)

3 (1.6)

4 (2.0)

Other n (%)

0 (0)

9 (4.9)

9 (4.5)

Missing n (%)

0 (0)

2 (1.1)

2 (1.0)

Diabetes

Yes n (%)

4 (22.2)

33 (18.1)

37 (18.3)

No n (%)

13 (72.2)

142 (78.0)

155 (76.7)

Missing n (%)

1 (5.6)

9 (3.9)

10 (5.0)

BMI

n

17

182

199

Missing

1

2

3

Median

21.6

23.8

23.7

IQR

18.4–26.3

20.5–26.5

20.4–26.5

Range

17.6–32.5

15.4–34.2

15.4–34.2

FEV1 (L)

n

15

176

191

Missing

3

8

11

Median

1.2

0.9

0.9

IQR

0.7–1.9

0.6–1.4

0.6–1.5

Range

0.5–2.5

0.3–3.6

0.3–3.6

FEV1%

n

15

171

186

Missing

3

13

16

Median

29

26

27

IQR

22–50

20–45

20–45

Range

15–67

11–105

11–105

Type of Transplant

Single n (%)

2 (11.1)*

24 (13.0)**

26 (13)

Bilateral n (%)

16 (88.9)

152 (82.6)

168 (83)

Missing n (%)

0 (0)

* 1 left, 1 right

8 (4.4)

**9 left, 13 right, 2 NK

8 (4)

Cardiopulmonary Bypass Use

No n (%)

2 (11.1)

46 (25.0)

48 (24)

Yes n (%)

16 (88.9)

116 (63.0)

132 (65)

Not known n (%)

0 (0)

22 (12.0)

22 (11)

Source[4]

  1. BMI body mass index, CF cystic fibrosis, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EVLP Ex-vivo lung perfusion, FEV forced expiratory volume, IQR inter quartile range, NK not known