AI Article Synopsis
- The process of selecting recipients for lung transplants aims to give as many patients access to these surgeries as possible while ensuring the best use of limited resources.
- This review examines existing research and guidelines on how to refer, list, and evaluate potential lung transplant candidates.
- Special emphasis is placed on patients who are considered high-risk for complications during or after the transplantation process.
Article Abstract
Recipient selection for lung transplantation is a balance between providing access to transplantation to maximum patients, while utilizing this limited resource in the most optimal way. This review summarizes the current literature and recommendations about referral, listing, and evaluation of lung transplant candidates, with a focus on patients considered to have high risk characteristics.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8918587 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12055-022-01330-5 | DOI Listing |
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