Long-Term Outcome of Double Lung Retransplantation After Heart and Lung Transplantation for Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction following lung transplantation: challenges and solutions

Mechanistic differences between phenotypes of chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation

Distinct phenotypes of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after lung transplantation are emerging with lymphocytic bronchiolitis (LB)/azithromycin reversible allograft dysfunction (ARAD), classical or fibrotic bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), and restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) proposed as separate entities. We have additionally identified lung transplant recipients with pri...

Long Term Impact of Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation

According to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Registry, graft failure accounted for 24.7% of deaths within 30 days of transplantation among adult lung recipients between 1992 and 2012 [1]. Although important details distinguishing different causes of early graft failure may be missing from the Registry data, it is likely that primary graft dysfunction (PGD) i...

Long-term outcome after acute lung injury.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW As incidence of acute lung injury (ALI) increases and case fatality decreases, long-term care of survivors is of public health importance. Previous studies demonstrate that these survivors are at risk for impairment in physical, cognitive and mental health. In this review, we will discuss recent studies that add to our knowledge of long-term outcomes after ALI and critical ill...

Unilateral chronic lung allograft dysfunction is a characteristic of bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation.

OBJECTIVES Living-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) has been established as a life-saving procedure for critically ill patients who cannot wait for cadaveric lung transplantation. Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is the main cause of late morbidity and mortality in lung transplantation. Studies on CLAD in cadaveric lung transplantation have been extensively reported, but few rep...