Since the first successful single-lung transplant in 1983 and double-lung transplant in 1986,
thousands of patients have benefited from the procedures. Until 1995, allocation of donor …

Abstract In 2015, 2409 active candidates aged 12 years or older were added to the lung
transplant waiting list; 2072 transplants were performed, the most of any year. The median …

For over 30 years, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
International Thoracic Organ Transplant (TTX) Registry has gathered data regarding …

The lung transplantation candidate population is heterogeneous and survival benefit has not
been established for all patient groups. UK data from a cohort of 1997 adult (aged≥ 16), first …

The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has
documented trends in clinical lung and heart-lung transplantation since the inception of …

Shortage of donor lungs in most western countries and broadening of indications for lung
transplantation (LTx) has led increased waiting list mortality in the past. Usually donor lungs …

Despite a worldwide need to expand the lung donor pool, approximately 75% of lung offers
are not accepted for transplantation. We investigated the impact of liberalizing lung donor …

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 …

Background Lung transplantation is the final treatment option in the end stage of certain lung
diseases, once all possible conservative treatments have been exhausted. Depending on …

This article highlights trends and changes in lung and heart–lung transplantation in the
United States from 1999 to 2008. While adult lung transplantation grew significantly over the …