Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral,
evaluation, determination of candidacy, and listing of candidates continues to pose
challenges and even ethical dilemmas. To address these challenges, the International
Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation appointed an international group of members to
review the literature, to consider recent advances in the management of advanced lung …