How We Would Treat Our Own Lung Transplantation: A Multidisciplinary and International Perspective. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Lung transplantation is the ultimate treatment for end-stage lung disease (ESLD) arising from various etiologies. This manuscript will focus on selected aspects of a theoretical perioperative lung transplantation plan, highlighting data-driven and theoretical techniques the authors would employ if they were the index patient undergoing surgery. Beginning with looking for a transplant center using an Internet search, patient advocacy organizations, and artificial intelligence guidance, the authors lay out a course for multidisciplinary care throughout the entire patient journey, ending with ideal approaches to recovery 6 months posttransplantation. Although the index case will focus on a theoretical patient with pulmonary fibrosis, the general management principles will be applicable across the entire spectrum of patients with ESLD presenting for lung transplantation.

publication date

  • August 3, 2023

Research

keywords

  • Lung Diseases
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85169556584

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.07.042

PubMed ID

  • 37635039

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 11