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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 …

Background Advanced cystic fibrosis lung disease (ACFLD) is common, is associated with
reduced quality of life, and remains the most frequent cause of death in individuals with …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial
pneumonias. It is characterized by a chronic, progressive, fibrotic interstitial lung disease of …

Importance Frailty has been recognized as a risk factor for mortality after liver transplant (LT)
but little is known of its association with functional status and health-related quality of life …

Despite the advances in recent years in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF),
it continues to be a progressive disease with poor prognosis. In selected patients, lung …

BACKGROUND Frailty is common in adults with advanced lung disease and is associated
with death before and after lung transplantation. We aimed to determine whether frailty …

Background Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after hernia repair research has mainly relied
on unconfirmed self-reporting. We aimed to describe confirmed CPSP incidence …

Background Lung transplantation and related medications are associated with
pathobiological changes that can induce frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve …

Background. Measures of exercise capacity, frailty, and physical function are commonly
used in lung transplant candidates and recipients to evaluate their physical limitations and …