Graft reduction surgery is associated with poorer outcome after lung transplantation: a single-centre propensity score-matched analysis

OBJECTIVES Implanted lung volume-reduction surgery due to donor/recipient size mismatch could affect both lung function and survival. We examined the outcomes of lung volume-reduction procedures post-lung transplant. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 366 consecutive adult lung transplants carried out between January 2014 and December 2018 at one single centre. Patients were divided into either a non-reduced-size lung transplant or a...