Lung transplantation - Current issues and evolving concepts

Bryan F. Meyers; G. Alexander Patterson

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Lung transplantation - Current issues and evolving concepts

Bryan F. Meyers, G. Alexander Patterson

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Abstract

The number of lung and heart-lung transplants performed in 1997 approached 1000 in the United States and exceeded 1350 worldwide. Current 1- year survival exceeds 75% for most diagnoses. Functional results are both excellent and durable. Major obstacles facing lung transplant programs include the scarcity of graft lung donors, technical limitations of graft lung preservation, and the prevention and treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). Current results and controversial aspects of lung transplantation are reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	429-438
Number of pages	10
Journal	Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1009462
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

Keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
Lung transplantation
Lung volume reduction emphysema

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