Pre-transplant Anemia as a Marker of Short-term Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients.

Background: Anemia is a risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality in multiple medical conditions, yet the impact of pretransplant anemia in patients with advanced lung disease on post-transplant outcomes remains under-explored. We sought to determine whether pretransplant anemia serves as a marker of altered inflammation in the host and associates with short-term outcomes following lung transplantation.

Study Design And Methods: We performed a single-center, retrospective analysis of 238 lung transplant recipients.