Optimizing Patient Expectations and Outcomes: Understanding Days Alive and Out of Hospital After Lung Transplantation

Highlight

• Days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) is a validated metric for evaluating patient-centered outcomes around lung transplantation (LT).
• One year after LT, DAOH significantly decreases relative to pre-transplant levels, with recovery observed in the second post-transplant year.
• Connective tissue disease and single-lung transplantation are independent predictors of lower DAOH in the first year after LT.
• These findings can improve pre-transplant counseling by setting realistic expectations and identifying patients at higher risk for prolonged hospitalizations post-LT.

Study Background