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. 2023 Apr 1;107(4):838-848.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004385. Epub 2022 Oct 27.

Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes Following Single or Bilateral Lung Transplantation: A Systematic Review

Aarohanan Raguragavan  1 , Dujinthan Jayabalan  1 , Akshat Saxena  2
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Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes Following Single or Bilateral Lung Transplantation: A Systematic Review

Aarohanan Raguragavan et al. Transplantation. .

Abstract

Background: Lung transplantation is the definitive treatment for end-stage lung disease. There has been uncertainty regarding whether single or bilateral lung transplantation confers patients' greater health-related quality of life. This systematic review was performed to evaluate the impact of single lung transplantation (SLTx) against bilateral lung transplantation on short- and long-term health-related quality of life.

Methods: A literature search was conducted on PubMed for studies matching the eligibility criteria between January 2000 and January 2022. OVID (MEDLINE), Google Scholar, EBSCOhost (EMBASE), and bibliographies of included studies were reviewed. Inclusion of studies was based on predetermined eligibility criteria. Quality appraisal and data tabulation were performed using predetermined forms. Results were synthesized by narrative review. The structure of this systematic review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. This systematic review was prospectively registered in the PROSPERO register (CRD42022344389).

Results: Ten studies (1916 patients) were included. Within 12 mo posttransplantation, there was no evidence of the improved health-related quality of life with respect to the type of lung transplantation procedure. Bilateral lung transplantation patients reported significantly greater scores in both the physical and mental health domains of health-related quality of life. Bilateral lung transplantation offered significantly better health-related quality of life outcomes at later follow-up periods. Bilateral lung transplantation showed a significantly slower reduction in health-related quality of life physical composite scores relative to SLTx.

Conclusions: Bilateral lung transplant (BLTx) recipients perceive the greater health-related quality of life beyond 1-y post-lung transplantation. BLTx recipients better retain their health-related quality of life long-term posttransplantation than those receiving SLTx.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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