With more than 50,000 procedures having been performed worldwide, lung transplantation
(LT) has become the standard of care for patients with end-stage chronic respiratory failure …

This article reviews the development of the new US lung allocation system that took effect in
spring 2005. In 1998, the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US …

Currently available risk prediction methods are limited in their ability to deal with complex,
heterogeneous, and longitudinal data such as that available in primary care records, or in …

Evolving technology and advances in medical knowledge mandate a need to update these
guidelines. The aim of this report is to assist physicians throughout the world in referring …

With the improving survival of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), the clinical spectrum of this
complex multisystem disease continues to evolve. One of the most important clinical events …

First performed in 1963, lung transplantation is approaching the half-century mark. With
more than 32,000 procedures having been performed worldwide, lung transplantation has …

Rationale: Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience frequent acute pulmonary
exacerbations, which lead to decreased lung function and reduced quality of life. Objectives …

With the improving survival of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and the advent of highly effective
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator therapy, the clinical spectrum of this …

Rationale: Lung transplantation is an accepted and increasingly employed treatment for
advanced lung diseases, but the anticipated survival benefit of lung transplantation is poorly …

Rationale: Lung transplantation offers the only survival option for patients with cystic fibrosis
(CF) with end-stage pulmonary disease. Infection with Burkholderia species is typically …