Table 3.
Chest X-ray and Bronchoscopy Findings Among Single Lung Transplantation, Stratified by Use of the Second Donor Lung
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| When both lungs were used | (n = 3,892) |
| Chest X-ray | |
| Normal | 1,713 (44) |
| Abnormal | 713 (18.3) |
| Unknown | 1,466 (37.7) |
| Bronchoscopy | |
| None | 315 (8.1) |
| Normal | 2,144 (55.1) |
| With purulent secretions | 185 (4.8) |
| With foreign body aspiration | 17 (0.4) |
| With blood | 101 (2.6) |
| With abnormal anatomy/lesion | 26 (0.7) |
| Results unknown | 89 (2.3) |
| Unknown | 1,013 (26) |
| When one lung was used | (n = 2,511) |
| Chest X-ray | |
| Transplanted side | |
| Normal | 1,323 (52.7) |
| Abnormal | 483 (19.2) |
| Unknown | 705 (28.1) |
| Other side | |
| Normal | 834 (33.2) |
| Abnormal | 972 (38.7) |
| Unknown | 705 (28.1) |
| Bronchoscopy | |
| Transplanted side | |
| None | 181 (7.2) |
| Normal | 1,460 (58.1) |
| With purulent secretions | 207 (8.2) |
| With foreign body aspiration | 10 (0.4) |
| With blood | 74 (2.9) |
| With abnormal anatomy/lesion | 15 (0.6) |
| Unknown | 564 (22.5) |
| Other side | |
| Unknown | 1,828(72.8) |
| None | 91 (3.6) |
| Normal | 403 (16) |
| With purulent secretions | 129 (5.1) |
| With foreign body aspiration | 7 (0.3) |
| With blood | 42 (1.7) |
| With abnormal anatomy/lesion | 11 (0.4) |