Background A barrier to routine preoperative frailty assessment is the large number of frailty
instruments described. Previous systematic reviews estimate the association of frailty with …

With an improved median survival of 6.2 years, lung transplantation has become an
increasingly acceptable treatment option for end-stage lung disease. Besides survival …

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 …

A consensus conference on frailty in kidney, liver, heart, and lung transplantation sponsored
by the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and endorsed by the American Society of …

Lung transplantation (LTx) can be a life-extending treatment option for patients with
advanced and/or progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), especially idiopathic …

Objectives Frailty is typically assessed in older populations. Identifying frailty in adults aged
under 60 years may also have value, if it supports the delivery of timely care. We sought to …

Background There is currently no consensus as to a standardized tool for frailty
measurement in any patient population. In the solid-organ transplantation population …

Frailty is a complex, multidimensional syndrome characterised by a loss of physiological
reserves that increases a person9s susceptibility to adverse health outcomes. Most …

Background. The objectives of this position statement were to provide evidence-based and
expert-informed recommendations for exercise training in adult and children solid organ …

Lung transplantation can improve quality of life and prolong survival for individuals with end-
stage lung disease, and many advances in the realms of both basic science and clinical …