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Lung Center |
Breathing08/18/2009 |
My husband is on oxygen 24 hrs a day @ level 3 on tank. His breathing in is 30, breathing out is 16 Dr. said to think about lung trans plant. He`s 61 what are his chances, also what is the levels of breathing. Don`t quite understand
The success of lung transplantation depends on many things including your husband's overall health and functional level, other co-existing medical conditions, and reason for underlying respiratory failure (why does he need the transplant?). These issues should be discussed on a case by case basis with an experienced transplant physician and are well beyond the scope of this forum. In terms of the "levels of breathing" you mention, I am uncertain to what you are referring based on the information you have provided. I would encourage you to discuss these numbers with the physician who has been caring for your husband so that he or she can determine what you are actually referring to and answer your question correctly.
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Jennifer McCallister, MD Assistant Professor OSU Asthma Center Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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