The prevalence of obesity is rising worldwide. Adipose tissue exerts anatomic and
physiological effects with significant implications for critical illness. Changes in respiratory …

Key Points Lung Transplantation Lung transplantation is growing worldwide as a recognized
treatment method for advanced lung diseases. Candidate selection for lung transplantation …

Rationale: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a severe form of acute lung injury, leading to
increased early morbidity and mortality after lung transplant. Obesity is a major health …

Background Existing measures of frailty developed in community dwelling older adults may
misclassify frailty in lung transplant candidates. We aimed to develop a novel frailty scale for …

Computed tomography (CT) is gaining increased recognition in the assessment of body
composition in lung transplant (LTx) candidates as a prognostic marker of post‐transplant …

Rationale: Low and high body mass index (BMI) are associated with increased mortality
after lung transplantation. Why extremes of BMI might increase risk of death is unknown …

Purpose Quantification of body tissue composition is important for research and clinical
purposes, given the association between the presence and severity of several disease …

Background Obesity is associated with restrictive ventilatory defects and a faster rate of
decline in FVC. This association is not exclusively mediated by mechanical factors and may …

Objective The study objective was to verify whether low preoperative radiographic density of
erector spinae muscles is associated with poor prognosis after lung transplantation …

The distribution of adipose tissue in the lungs is intricately linked to a variety of lung
diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung …