Table 2.
Number and percentage of LT patients with BTT and without BTT
| Characteristic | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2018 | |||
| Number of LT | Percent of LT | Number of LT | Percent of LT | |
| ECMO bridge to LT | 61 | 3.2 | 79 | 3.1 |
| MV bridge to LT | 91 | 4.7 | 41 | 1.6 |
| ECMO + MV bridge to LT | 32 | 1.7 | 84 | 3.3 |
| No bridge to LT | 1732 | 90.4 | 2343 | 92 |
| TOTAL | 1916 | 100 | 2547 | 100 |
Data from OPTN/SRTR 2018 Annual Data Report [32]
OPTN Organ Procurement and Transplant network, SRTR Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, LT lung transplantation, BTT bridge to transplantation