The appropriate selection of lung transplant recipients is an important determinant of
outcomes. This consensus document is an update of the recipient selection guidelines
published in 2006. The Pulmonary Council of the International Society for Heart and Lung
Transplantation (ISHLT) organized a Writing Committee of international experts to provide
consensus opinion regarding the appropriate timing of referral and listing of candidates for
lung transplantation. A comprehensive search of the medical literature was conducted with …