Although lung transplantation has become a life-saving option for patients with end-stage
lung disease, this intervention is hampered by a shortage of lungs in view of the growing …

Lung transplantation (LTx) represents a unique lifesaving therapy for patients suffering from
endstage lung disease. Ever since the world's first successful lung transplant was performed …

Lung transplantation remains the gold standard for patients with end-stage lung disease.
Nevertheless, the number of suitable donor lungs for the increasing number of patients on …

This article reviews recent developments in the selection, assessment, and management of
the potential lung donor, which aim to increase donor organ use. The scarcity of suitable …

Lung transplantation is a well-established therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease.
The 2012 report from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry …

Background Donor lung use for transplantation is the lowest among solid organ tranplants
because of several complex and multifactorial reasons; one area that could have a …

Background Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) was primarily developed for evaluation of
impaired donor lungs. The good clinical results raise the question for its possible impact on …

BACKGROUND: Donation after circulatory death is a novel method of increasing the number
of donor lungs available for transplantation. Using organs from donors after circulatory death …

Major technical and pharmacological advances mean that lung transplantation now oVers a
realistic opportunity for long term survival in selected patients with end stage pulmonary …

The number of lung transplants in the United States grew by 250% over the past 20 years,
from 932 in 1996 to 2327 in 2016. 1 This dramatic increase, which was mirrored worldwide …