Table 1 Diagnoses of transplanted patients and those who died while on the waiting list
DiagnosisTransplanted(n = 17)Died on list(n = 37)
IPF/UIP1527
Based on
    Biopsy/radiology1513
    Radiology014
Non-IPF/non-IIP210
    IIP unspecified05
    CT disease associated12
    Hypersensitivity pneumonitis13

  • Patients are subdivided into those with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)/usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and those with other forms of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) and non-IIP forms of pulmonary fibrosis. Patients with IPF are classified according to findings on biopsy and radiology as illustrated above. Data for those transplanted were obtained from explant pathology.