查看文章

To identify factors associated with mortality in patients with sarcoidosis listed for lung transplantation, and to create a model for predicting intermediate-term mortality in these individuals.

Retrospective cohort study of patients with sarcoidosis listed for lung transplant in the United States between 1995 and 2000. After identifying important risk factors for death, we developed a mortality prediction model based on an inception cohort of 75% of the subjects. The remaining 25% of the individuals served as a validation cohort for determining the validity of the model.

All patients with sarcoidosis in the United States irrespective of referral center listed for lung transplantation between 1995 and 2000.

Adequate follow-up data were available for 405 patients, and 111 patients (27.4%) died while awaiting lung transplantation. Neither patient age nor gender …