Candidate selection, timing of listing, and choice of procedure for lung transplantation

Maryl Kreider; Denis Hadjiliadis; Robert M Kotloff

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.001

Candidate selection, timing of listing, and choice of procedure for lung transplantation

Clin Chest Med. 2011 Jun;32(2):199-211. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.001.

Authors

Maryl Kreider¹, Denis Hadjiliadis, Robert M Kotloff

Affiliation

¹ Section of Advanced Lung, Disease and Lung Transplantation, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 21511083
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.001

Abstract

Decisions about patient selection, timing of listing, and choice of procedure are important steps in optimizing the outcome of lung transplantation. Selection of candidates for lung transplantation requires an appreciation of the effect of pretransplant patient characteristics on posttransplant outcomes. Familiarity with the natural history of the underlying disease and of disease-specific prognostic factors is essential in making decisions about when to list candidates. Decisions about transplanting 1 or 2 lungs are principally determined by the underlying disease, but in cases in which both procedures are acceptable, factors such as survival benefit, patient's age, and center-specific preferences come into play.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Cystic Fibrosis / surgery
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / surgery
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery
Lung Diseases / physiopathology
Lung Diseases / surgery*
Lung Transplantation* / methods
Patient Selection*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / surgery
Respiratory Function Tests
Waiting Lists