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 …

(1) Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used for
acute respiratory failure with few absolute but many relative contraindications. The provider …

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem genetic disorder affecting almost all
organs with no sex predominance. TSC has an autosomal-dominant inheritance and is …

Treatment of COPD should reflect the complexity and heterogeneity of the disease and be
tailored to individual patients. Major goals of COPD treatment are symptom reduction and …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and usual interstitial
pneumonia are three most common indications for lung transplantation (LuTx) in Poland. As …

Background: Effective preservation strategies to ameliorate lung graft ischaemia injury are
needed to rescue'extended criteria'or'marginal'lung grafts, and to improve recipient …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to collate current evidence on the screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of various connective tissue disease (CTD)–associated interstitial …

Background Irish health services have been repurposed in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. Critical care services have been re-focused on the management of COVID-19 …

Highlights The working group of the Polish Respiratory Society (PTChP) developed
guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of PF-ILD. What are the main findings? A …

We report the fabrication and experimental study of a flexible bi-layer microfluidic device for
blood oxygenation, mimicking the thin alveolar exchange barrier constituting a lung. A facile …