Plus, women have at least 5 to 10 percent
less lung volume than men, points out Kathleen May, MD, a spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and an allergist in Cumberland, Maryland.
High -
volume lung transplant centers have lower transplantation costs and their patients are
less likely to be readmitted within 30 days of leaving the hospital following surgery, according to a new study of more than 3,000 Medicare patients who received
lung transplants.