Worldwide, lung transplantation has been a therapeutic option for select end-stage lung
disease patients who are on optimized medical regimens, but the underlying clinical …

Objective: Lung transplantation is infrequently performed in India due to several constraints,
and whether the poor lung transplantation rates in India are due to a lack of eligible lung …

Lung transplantation is the procedure of choice in many patients with end-stage lung
disease and is being performed more frequently around the world. However, there continues …

The shortage of donor lungs for transplantation is a major challenge, resulting in longer
waitlist times for patients with a higher risk of waitlist mortality. It is crucial to continue …

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 …

Lung transplantation (LTx) remains the only effective treatment of selected patients suffering
from end-stage respiratory disease. However, its main limitation is represented by the …

The shortage of organ donors remains the major limiting factor in lung transplant, with the
number of patients on the waiting list largely exceeding the number of available organ …

Lung transplantation is still limited by the shortage of suitable donor organs. This results in
long waiting times for listed patients with a substantial risk (10–15%) of dying before …

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 …

Background The shortage of lung donors for transplantation is the main limitation among
patients awaiting this type of surgery. We previously demonstrated that an intensive lung …