There is limited experience in lung transplantation. The indications of lung transplantation in children are different compared with adults. There are some special problems in pediatric lung transplantation such as donor shortage, size discrepancy, growth potential of transplanted lung and hemodynamic problems. Although some of these problems have been solved, only 2% of lung and hearth-lung tr...

Background: Lung volume reduction (LVR) and lung transplantation (LTx) have been used in different populations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. To date, comparative study LVR LTx has not performed. We sought to address this gap by pooling the existing evidence literature.

The transplantation of thoracic organs was pioneered for hearts at Stanford University Hospital by Lower and Shumway in the early sixties. There were many obstacles to overcome and when this became accepted therapy, the stage was then set for developing lung transplantation. Reitz and Shumway developed the first technique for lung transplantation using the lungs attached to the heart as a singl...

OBJECTIVE In lung transplantation, appropriate size matching is of crucial importance to achieve satisfactory outcomes. Tailoring of the lung has been repeatedly described as successful means of overcoming size disparities. The goal of this study was to define a parameter helping the surgeon in the decision whether a standard lung transplantation or a lobar transplantation should be anticipated...

: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic poses unique challenges for lung transplant recipients. optimal management of these patients is not known and the risk transmission SARS-CoV-2 during transplantation a major concern. Clear guidelines selection candidates due to chronic pulmonary disease COVID-19 are urgently needed. objective this study review available evidence on ...

Background: This study sought to examine the factors influencing acute kidney injury (AKI) in perioperative period after lung transplantation (LT).

OBJECTIVE Prior to 2005, Irish citizens had exclusively availed of lung transplantation services in the UK. Since 2005, lung transplantation has been available to these patients in both the UK and Ireland. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of Irish patients undergoing lung transplantation in both the UK and Ireland. DESIGN We retrospectively examined the outcome of Irish patients transplanted...

OBJECTIVES The increasing scarcity of donor lungs, especially for small and pediatric recipients has stimulated the development of new operative techniques, which allow larger lungs to be downsized for use in smaller recipients. This approach has only recently gained widespread use-especially for highly urgent recipients-however, it is still not considered a standard procedure. METHODS This r...

OBJECTIVE Although lung transplantation is viewed as an acceptable option for patients with end-stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the survival benefit of this approach is still debated. This study examined whether there was a survival benefit of lung transplantation in a cohort of patients referred to our transplant center with a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to Americ...

This article highlights trends and changes in lung and heart-lung transplantation in the United States from 1999 to 2008. While adult lung transplantation grew significantly over the past decade, rates of heart-lung and pediatric lung transplantation have remained low. Since implementation of the lung allocation score (LAS) donor allocation system in 2005, decreases in the number of active wait...