Delhi Delhi. Women who receive a lung transplant are more likely than men to survive five years after a transplant, according to new research Thursday. However, women who receive a lung transplant are more likely than men to survive for five years after the transplant, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. are less likely to receive treatment and remain on the waiting list an average of six weeks. Researchers encourage changes in regulation and clinical guidelines to address this disparity.

“It is important to understand that people on the waiting list for a transplant have a very poor quality of life, sometimes to the point of even leaving their homes,” said lead researcher Dr. Adrien Tissot, of Nantes University Hospital in France. are less healthy and have a higher risk of death.”Lung transplantation is the only treatment for people with end-stage respiratory failure, and patients on the waiting list have a higher risk of death.Transplantation can restore normal lung function. can be restored Which can improve the life expectancy of patients and increase the quality of life.

The study involved 1,710 participants – 802 women and 908 men – who were being cared for at one of 12 transplant centers in France between 2009 and 2018. Patients were followed up for about six years after the transplant. The main underlying diseases affecting patients were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and interstitial lung disease.

Dr. Tissot's research found that women have to wait an average of 115 days for a lung transplant, while men have to wait 73 days. Of note, after transplant, survival rates for women were higher than for men, with 70 percent of female recipients surviving five years after transplant, compared to 61 percent of male recipients.