TY - JOUR
T1 - International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates
T2 - 2006 Update-A Consensus Report From the Pulmonary Scientific Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
AU - Orens, Jonathan B.
AU - Estenne, Marc
AU - Arcasoy, Selim
AU - Conte, John V.
AU - Corris, Paul
AU - Egan, Jim J.
AU - Egan, Thomas
AU - Keshavjee, Shaf
AU - Knoop, Christiane
AU - Kotloff, Robert
AU - Martinez, Fernando J.
AU - Nathan, Steven
AU - Palmer, Scott
AU - Patterson, Alec
AU - Singer, Lianne
AU - Snell, Gregory
AU - Studer, Sean
AU - Vachiery, J. L.
AU - Glanville, Allan R.
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - Since the writing of the 1998 guidelines for the selection of candidates for lung transplantation, there has been an increased understanding of the natural history of various lung diseases as well as new treatment strategies developed that may forestall the need for transplantation for certain disorders. This has resulted in several changes to the current strategy for selecting patients for this procedure. The primary goal of this document is to provide up-to-date guidelines to help physicians in the referral and selection process of candidates for lung transplantation. With limited prospective randomized studies to support the recommendations outlined in this document, this update to the international guidelines is based primarily on a consensus of opinion rendered by experts in the field. The bulleted guidelines should therefore not be considered to be hard and fast rules. Because of the potential for long waiting times to transplantation, physicians should err on the side of early referral of their patients to a lung transplant center.
AB - Since the writing of the 1998 guidelines for the selection of candidates for lung transplantation, there has been an increased understanding of the natural history of various lung diseases as well as new treatment strategies developed that may forestall the need for transplantation for certain disorders. This has resulted in several changes to the current strategy for selecting patients for this procedure. The primary goal of this document is to provide up-to-date guidelines to help physicians in the referral and selection process of candidates for lung transplantation. With limited prospective randomized studies to support the recommendations outlined in this document, this update to the international guidelines is based primarily on a consensus of opinion rendered by experts in the field. The bulleted guidelines should therefore not be considered to be hard and fast rules. Because of the potential for long waiting times to transplantation, physicians should err on the side of early referral of their patients to a lung transplant center.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.healun.2006.03.011
DO - 10.1016/j.healun.2006.03.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 16818116
AN - SCOPUS:33745501826
SN - 1053-2498
VL - 25
SP - 745
EP - 755
JO - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
JF - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
IS - 7
ER -