Medical Complications in Lung Transplant Recipients with Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Medical Complications in Lung Transplant Recipients with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung transplantation is a therapeutic option for selected patients with severe interstitial disease who continue to have progressive clinical deterioration. There is a survival advantage for selected patients who undergo transplant, but it primarily improves quality of life after transplantation. Unfortunately, patients with IPF have worse outcomes following lung transplantation due to various ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2161-105X
DOI: 10.4172/2161-105x.1000145