Organ transplantation as an option to overcome end-stage diseases is common in countries
with advanced healthcare systems and is increasingly provided in emerging and developing …

Dysfunction of the pulmonary allograft with impaired oxygenation and radiographic opacities
consistent with pulmonary edema occurs in up to 50% of lung transplant (LTx) recipients. 1 …

Objective: Paediatric lung transplantation poses unique management challenges.
Experience regarding indications and outcome is scarce, especially in younger children …

Lung transplantation is a recognized therapy for end‐stage respiratory failure in children
and young people. It is only available in selected countries and is limited by access to …

Background Severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is associated with the development of
bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), the most common form of chronic lung allograft …

OBJECTIVES: In Sweden, lung transplantation has been performed in patients with end-
stage lung disease since 1990. We assessed survival after lung transplantation for cystic …

The use of extracorporeal lung support (ECLS) during thoracic surgery is a recent concept
that has been gaining increasing approval. Firstly introduced for lung transplantation, this …

Background The effect of size mismatch between donor and recipient in pediatric lung
transplantation (PLTx) is currently unknown. Previous studies in adults have suggested that …

Background Pediatric lung transplantation is performed in highly experienced centers due to
the peculiar population characteristics. The literature is limited and not representative of …