Double lung, unlike single lung transplantation might provide a protective effect on mortality and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

Table 2 Cause of death according to recipient transplantation type and time after transplantation

Tx-type; Cause of Death	< 12 months	> 12 months	p-value
Total: 278
SLTx (n = 97)
Total number of deaths	17	51	0.158
Death from Organ Rejection	2 (12%)	10 (20%)
Death from Infection	4 (23%)	16 (31%)
Death from Malignancy	1 (6%)	10 (20%)
Death from Other Causes	10 (59%)	15 (29%)
DLTx (n = 172)
Total number of deaths	16	47	0.388
Death from Organ Rejection	4 (25%)	20 (42%)
Death from Infection	4 (25%)	6 (13%)
Death from Malignancy	1 (6%)	6 (13%)
Death from Other Causes	7 (44%)	15 (32%)
HLTx (n = 9)
Total number of deaths	1	4	0.576
Death from Organ Rejection	0 (0%)	1 (25%)
Death from Infection	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Death from Malignancy	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Death from Other Causes	1 (100%)	3 (75%)

The group called ‘other causes’ is defined as patients with mortality caused by myocardial and cerebral ischaemia, and multiple organ failure such as renal and liver in addition to other causes related to the patient’s old age and individual health status