The future of lung transplantation

• Published in: Chest Vol. 147; no. 2; p. 309
• Main Author: Nathan, Steven D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Allografts; Forecasting; Graft Rejection - epidemiology; Graft Rejection - physiopathology; Humans; Lung Transplantation - trends; Patient Selection; Primary Graft Dysfunction - epidemiology; Tissue Donors - statistics & numerical data; Waiting Lists

Lung transplantation has been the last of the solid organs to gain traction as a viable therapeutic option. Due to differing standards of care and the relatively low number of lung transplants performed, it has proven difficult to orchestrate prospective multicenter studies to determine best practic...